Renée DiResta

Renée DiResta is the technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory.

The Atlantic

Virus Experts Aren’t Getting the Message Out

If the authorities can’t satisfy the public’s desire to know more, others will fill the void with misinformation.
- Renée DiResta
- May 6, 2020
Max-o-matic

For China, the ‘USA Virus’ Is a Geopolitical Ploy

In a new era of tinfoil-hat diplomacy, official sources are legitimizing conspiracy theories from the internet.
- Renée DiResta
- April 11, 2020
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The Conspiracies Are Coming From Inside the House

After 2016, Americans are alert to Russian election interference, but domestic influencers are spreading discord on their own.
- Renée DiResta
- March 10, 2020