Information Futures Lab

Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Censorship Industry: Brazen Advocacy for Censorship
Over the past almost two and a half centuries, faith in the common sense of Americans to make rational judgments—along with the protections of the First Amendment—preempted attempts to “protect”…
by Fred Lucas on November 16, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Censorship Industry: Information Futures Lab
First Draft, launched in 2015 in partnership with the Google News Initiative and Bellingcat, with financial backing from Open Society Foundations. First Draft sought to combat allegations of election irregularities…
by Fred Lucas on November 16, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Censorship Industry: Institutionalized Nonprofits
The Global Disinformation Index isn’t the only private group with tax dollars that targets “disinformation.” The Rand Corporation, one of the oldest and largest think tanks in the United States,…
by Fred Lucas on November 16, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Censorship Industry: Disinformation Conference
In August 2022, multiple organizations on the left gathered in the webinar “Combating Disinformation and Misinformation in 21st Century Social Movement.” Those gathered for the webinar discussed the impact of…
by Fred Lucas on November 16, 2023