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Stuart Anderson-Davis

@srd212.bsky.social
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PhD @ Columbia University; Tow Center for Digital Journalism; Historian of Disinformation & Deception. Crystal Palace FC. Views expressed are mine alone.

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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thanks @thejerpano.bsky.social for the chance to write about #informationwarfare in the C19. Similarities between tactics in the 1830s and 2020s is pretty incredible. Instead of #AI and #socialmedia its newspapers and voluntary associations, but the deceptions and harms remain pretty consistent.
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
V depressing. This is the crux: "For most of his career, he had been charged with identifying the rare fake in a world of shared truths. But now fakes were the norm and truth was elusive." The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
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The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Excellent @columjournreview.bsky.social essay on journalists submitting to military escorts + reporting restrictions + censor oversight. Would add that these tactics of #informationwarfare date back to 19th century too, inc. conflicts in Crimea, India & the U.S www.cjr.org/feature/subv...
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Subversion of reality.
The Faustian bargain of embedding with the Israeli military in Gaza.
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Fascinating look at the companies/techniques boosting content and shaping online narratives. Same plan was there for print sphere of 18-20 century but now with a level of unimaginable sophistication (and sometimes stupidity) (New York / Lane Brown) www.vulture.com/article/soci...
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Still. So. Good 😂 A Mistaken Guy: The 20-Year Legacy of a Live TV Blunder www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/b...
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A Mistaken Guy: The 20-Year Legacy of a Live TV Blunder
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
#Christianity🤝#misinformation Few topics inspire more confusion, debate, and disagreement than religious revivals (or lack thereof). This one looks like a pretty big survey screw up 😬 No, Britain Is Not Having a Christian Revival www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/w...
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No, Britain Is Not Having a Christian Revival
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Swoon. If the book is half as good as the original @newyorker.com article then #LondonFalling will be well worth a read Can a Journalist Be a Celebrity Anymore? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...
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Can a Journalist Be a Celebrity Anymore?
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Great to present at the @businesshistoryc.bsky.social at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social My paper on #PR, war-mongering, political corruption, and commercial conflicts feels pretty relevant – despite focusing on the #AmericanCivilWar 160 odd years ago. #InformationWarfare #History
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
In an Asymmetrical War, Iran Seeks an Edge With Its Information War www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/b...
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In an Asymmetrical War, Iran Seeks an Edge With Its Information War
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
" #SpaceX has yet to file its draft prospectus for an IPO with US regulators but could do so in the next few days as it aims to make its market debut by June, to coincide with Musk’s birthday and the alignment of Jupiter and Venus." 🥾👅 #IPO #Elon www.ft.com/content/37a1...
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SpaceX boosts IPO ambition with plans to raise $75bn
Elon Musk’s rocket company told investors it hopes to go public with a $1.75tn valuation
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
War + prediction markets/gambling platform = 😱 As if being a #journalist wasn’t hard enough… www.timesofisrael.com/gamblers-try...
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Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story
Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. This is his alarming account
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"Trump has fallen in love with Florsheim, the American brand that’s been pairing comfort and style for more than a century. They’re also affordable: many cost $145." Not the most relatable piece of journalism 😂 Incredible story though #Trump www.wsj.com/style/fashio... via @WSJ
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Trump Is Obsessed With These $145 Shoes—and Won’t Let Anyone Leave Without a Pair
Forget MAGA hats. The president is guessing shoe sizes and handing out dress shoes to friends and advisers.
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Outrageous story and amazing reporting. This weapon is beyond terrifying.
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Important insights re #press #censorship in Israel. Had not realised that variations of this practice go back to the nation's founding... #Israel www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/m...
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How international news outlets report under Israel’s military censor during wartime | CNN Business
Every reporter in Israel — and every member of the public — is subject to a military censor. On national security grounds, the regulation authorizes the censor to prohibit reporting or broadcasting an...
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#Iran "is waging an information war parallel to the real-world fighting, blending fact and fiction, often using unproven claims and fake videos generated using artificial intelligence." #AI #Disinformation #Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b...
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Iranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Government comms (style/look/rhetoric) and war #propaganda has been transformed by #Trump administration. The fusing of real footage, video games, and AI-gen content does exactly what it's intended to do: get clicks/views, engage fans, and outrage critics #USA #Iran www.ft.com/content/d846...
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‘Cavalier and demeaning’: the Trump team’s hyper-aggressive war rhetoric
White House boasts of the military’s lethality and prowess but critics pan the language as callous and cruel
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Cottingley Fairies. One of my favourite deceptions in #history … and one of the very few that didn’t make bad things happen, save a few people (including Arthur Conan Doyle, aka Mr Sherlock) looking silly. Good show - worth a listen #deepfakes #AI #disinformation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
A wonderful story - beautifully told/shown/presented - about an unusual newspaper quiz, the history of the @financialtimes.com, and the tragic death of a young man from my old school. Lovely work @data.ft.com #history #journalism giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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The FT contest that challenged readers to redraw Europe’s borders
The extraordinary story of when, two months into the bloody Great War, the newspaper launched an unusual competition
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Happy 4th of July everyone!! 🇺🇸. An apt time to celebrate the most effective and impactful piece of #disinformation in history: the Declaration of Independence #IndependenceDay
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Some wonderful examples of expense account annihilating, ego-fueled hedonistic #journalism in here 👏 The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...
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The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth
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klaudia jaźwińska @klaudia.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
A new report I co-authored for the @towcenter.bsky.social is out today! We interviewed representatives from the news and technology industries about AI’s impact on the relationship between platforms and publishers. They expressed some hope and a lot of trepidation. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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A New Report Takes On the Future of News and Search
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism interviewed news and tech industry representatives about AI’s impact on platforms and publishers. They expressed some hope and a lot of trepidation.
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Guaranteed the most nauseating details you will read today. Beyond bizarre and so creepy #Elon #Musk www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Best thing I've read on the #University crisis. Conclusion is both radical (given their business models, trustees etc) and complete common sense. As @mashagessen.bsky.social notes, #Columbia has tried another route (total submission) and it's failed utterly. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
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Stuart Anderson-Davis @srd212.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
First thought when I saw that scene - some #Duke #PR flak has just had their Sunday night ruined! #WhiteLotus www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/s...
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Duke Says ‘White Lotus’ Went ‘Too Far’ With School References
In a show that features an array of disturbing story lines, the actions — and wardrobe — of a character have gone “too far” for the university.
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Tow Center for Digital Journalism @towcenter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
New from Tow: AI tools are generating ultra-realistic customized podcasts that can be used for a variety of legitimate purposes. The Tow Center tests how they can also create misleading content and propaganda. @srd212.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
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Plotting with Podcasts
AI tools are generating ultra-realistic customized podcasts that can be used for a variety of legitimate purposes. The Tow Center tests how they can also create misleading content and propaganda.
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