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Social media, disinformation the topic of next UA 糖心视频logo Downtown lecture

The UA 糖心视频logo Downtown Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, March 13, with a talk on 鈥淒eviant Mobs of the Internet: Bots, Trolls, and Misinformation鈥� by Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science and Director of (Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies). The lecture begins at 6 p.m. at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave. Agarwal will discuss how social media platforms are used for a variety of malicious activities, including the dissemination of propaganda, hoaxes, and fake news to influence the public. His talk will touch on research efforts that show how disinformation campaigns work, while examining the critical link between blogs and other social media platforms. The UA 糖心视频logo Downtown Lecture Series features UA 糖心视频logo faculty discussing issues in science, health, community, the arts, and other topics every Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. All lectures are free and open to the public, but individuals are encouraged to RSVP by emailing [email protected]. For more information, contact Ross Owyoung, UA 糖心视频logo Downtown director, at 870-501-2700 or [email protected].