UCLA Newsroom: CSWAC Member Sara Roberts on Election Misinformation on Social Media

CSWAC Member and professor of information studies, Sara Roberts was featured in the UCLA Newsroom discussing election misinformation on social media. The article focuses on how discerning fact from fiction will continue to be a challenge as the spread of misinformation and disinformation shifts into high gear in the months leading up to the general election.

Sarah Roberts, an expert on social media, artificial intelligence, and author of “Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media“ advises to take a moment before reposting.

“Breathe. Resist the urge to immediately repost. Consider the source of what you’re reading or viewing. Find out if established news outlets are confirming what you’ve seen. Are you adding to, or detracting from, the health of the conversation?”

Roberts also says to remember to step away from the keyboard and put the phone down from time to time and to take care of yourself and others.