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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

To connect with a Cornell faculty member or expert, please contact the Media Relations Office.

Building trust: The role of podcasts, social media for Trump

November 6, 2024

President Donald Trump’s campaign went out of their way to reach young, apolitical men who are typically low-propensity voters.

Law, Government & Public Policy

What does accountability for misinformation in digital age look like?

March 18, 2024

The Supreme Court appears likely to reject an effort to limit the federal government from pressuring social media companies to remove harmful posts and misinformation on platforms.


Israel-Hamas conflict: Fighting misinformation requires better tools

October 10, 2023

Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas conflict is flooding social media, in particular Elon Musk’s platform X, where users have been sharing false and misleading claims about the assault. The following Cornell University experts are available for interviews.


Experts split on ‘prebunking’ – shifting blame or empowering users?

February 13, 2023

Google is expanding its campaign to fight misinformation through an approach it calls ‘prebunking’, which involves using a series of short videos to teach people how to spot false claims before they encounter them. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Cornell Tech
Law, Government & Public Policy

Musk plan to take Twitter public again raises questions

May 4, 2022

Drew Pascarella and Drew Margolin weigh in on Elon Musk's plan to take Twitter public again in a few years.

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Economics and Business

Australia defamation ruling lays responsibility on media outlets

September 8, 2021

Drew Margolin says that this recent ruling indicates that some jurisdictions are willing to lay the responsibility of monitoring harmful speech to media platforms themselves — a potentially significant trend in how we view future cases.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

US battles with election anticipation in era of instant communication

November 5, 2020

Drew Margolin, professor of communication at Cornell University, comments on the atypical state of flux Americans find themselves in as they await for election results.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Facebook’s news feed block in Australia stokes fear, resistance

February 18, 2021

Drew Margolin, professor of communication, comments on a controversial decision from Facebook to block news feeds in Australia.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Saudi spying charges highlight regulation void for Twitter, social media

November 7, 2019

Drew Margolin, professor of communication at Cornell University, comments on news that two former Twitter employees were charged with spying for Saudi Arabia.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

TikTok ban reasonable given the threat of Chinese surveillance

July 21, 2020

Sarah Kreps, professor of government, and Drew Margolin, professor of communication, comment on efforts by Congress to limit access to TikTok on government devices and the larger security issues surrounding the Chinese-owned social media company.

Law and Policy

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