Disinformation Challenges

We are living in a time of increased polarization, a rise of propaganda, extremism, distrust of institutions and of each other, racially- and ethnically-driven attacks, embrace of conspiracy theories, skepticism towards expertise, disbelief in evidence-based reality, and online and media filter bubbles that obscure or confuse uncomfortable facts and truths. To make actionable recommendations for addressing these challenges in the near term as well as chart a path for a series of longer-term interventions, the Commission on Information Disorder has identified three priorities for which it will develop recommendations in the second stage of its work: reducing harms, increasing transparency and understanding, and building trust.