UK Lawmaker’s Researcher Among Five Alleged Chinese Spies Arrested In UK, Germany
British authorities have charged two British nationals, including a parliamentary researcher, with spying for China, just as German authorities have arrested three German nationals on similar charges, according to a statement and report released Monday. . “Crown Prosecution Service” [CPS] “The Counter-Terrorism Unit has today given the Metropolitan Police the power to prosecute two men […]
Biden Admin Funded Study Involving Researcher From Iranian University Linked To Nuclear Program
The Department of Energy (DOE) has funded energy-related research involving scientists from Iranian universities related to the country’s nuclear program. DOE’s Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO) study About advanced technologies that can contribute to greening the power grid. Mohammad Hassan Ravanji, one of seven researchers credited as authors of the study, said: Professor in electrical […]
Anxious Generation researcher says smartphones and helicopter parents are worsening youth mental health
The chief research assistant for the influential new book The Anxious Generation said in an exclusive interview that the prevalence of smartphones and the rise of overbearing parenting have caused a youth mental health crisis. Zach Rausch, an associate research scientist at NYU-Stern who helped social psychologist Jonathan Haidt to write The Anxious Generation, told the […]
Stanford researcher minimized DHS role for 2020 election ‘censorship’ group in private testimony
EXCLUSIVE — A “misinformation” researcher’s testimony behind closed doors to Congress on his group’s suppression of speech before the 2020 election appears to contradict documents unearthed by lawmakers. Alex Stamos, who previously held senior roles at Facebook and Yahoo, was the director until 2023 at the Stanford Internet Observatory, a group at Stanford University under […]
DHS-tied ‘misinformation’ researcher personally advised Big Tech on content moderation
EXCLUSIVE — A left-wing researcher who chaired a since-dissolved Department of Homeland Security “misinformation” panel accused of facilitating censorship directly advised social media companies on content moderation policies, she testified to Congress behind closed doors. Kate Starbird, a professor leading the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public to investigate “disinformation” and “misinformation,” has […]
’60 Minutes’ omits critical details about ‘misinformation expert’ otherwise painted as victimized researcher
Recent CBS News “60 Minutes” boosted The frustration of activists who call themselves curators of online stories, including so-called “misinformation expert” Kate Starbard, co-founder of the Center for Informants at the University of Washington. Liberal news networks have painted Starbird as a champion of truth and a victim of conservative criticism, but they have also […]
’60 Minutes’ Failed To Disclose ‘Misinformation’ Researcher Got Millions In Gov’t Grants, Donated To Biden
CBS’ “60 Minutes” failed to disclose that a prominent “misinformation” researcher it featured on its Sunday show received funding and was working with President Joe Biden’s administration. Kate Starbird, a professor and researcher at the University of Washington, was featured. program About the “misinformation” that spreads on social media. Starbird led the project, which was […]