How QANON, Proud Boys, and Extremist Media Destroyed Public Trust

EVENT 2
How QANON, Proud Boys, and Extremist Media Destroyed Public Trust
This event addressed extremist ecosystems and media that helped propel the January 6 attack and the rise of political violence in America.
Thursday, August 18, 12:00–1:30 pm ET
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Next on Propaganda and Democracy

EVENT 3
Countering Propaganda and Disinformation: How Communications Can Help Preserve Democracy
This event will focus on what communicators and other Americans can do to preserve democracy by countering propaganda, disinformation, and the rise of extremism.
Thursday, September 1, 12:00–1:30 pm ET
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Previously on Propaganda and Democracy

EVENT 1
A Century of Propaganda: from the Nazis, Stalin and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis to today’s events
In this event, we reviewed the history of propaganda that incites violence and support for violence. With Todd C. Helmus, Senior Behavioral Scientist, Affiliate Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Steven Luckert, Senior Program Curator, Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.; Lisa Brooten, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the College of Arts and Media, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; and Gavin Wilde, senior fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
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