This website is hosted in perpetuity by the Internet Archive.

Clea Skopeliti

Profile

Social media journalist at First Draft

Twitter

@cleaskopeliti

Author's News

How mental health subreddits are coping with the coronavirus infodemic

First Draft examined how mental health communities are dealing with the pandemic as people become more vulnerable to misinformation in times of crisis

Coronavirus: How are the social media platforms responding to the 'infodemic'?

As rumours and hoaxes about Covid-19 spread, here's how the biggest platforms are working to tackle misinformation.

Why the Dengvaxia controversy was so effective at spreading vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines

A new study analyses the role of social media in spreading vaccine misinformation and panic in the wake of a politicised controversy.

UK general election 2019: High-level disinformation and false polling reports in the final week

First Draft’s collaborative CrossCheck project spotlighted issues with voting at polling stations on election day and how a hospital became the focal point of hoaxes just days before the election.

Misleading claims, edited videos and conspiracy theories acting as a ‘vehicle’ to undermine marginalised voices

First Draft examined the tactics used to spread disinformation about two leading black MPs.

UK General Election 2019: CCHQ’s fact-check stunt, fake newspapers and a squirrel hoax dominate the third week

First Draft’s investigations included deception from the Conservative Party, Momentum claiming BBC bias, and campaign literature masquerading as local newspapers.

How Leave.EU dominates the Brexit conversation on Facebook

First Draft examined the tactics used by the political campaigning group, whose interaction rate outstrips all other Facebook Pages posting about Brexit.

Fake BBC Twitter account mocking Jo Swinson retweeted by Conservative election candidate

Conservative Felicity Buchan, who is standing in the hotly-contested seat of Kensington, shared the false claim targeting the Lib Dem leader.

Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson targeted with disinformation by left- and right-leaning voices over Brexit

As the UK approaches its second Brexit deadline and a general election looms in the not-too-distant future, social media activity around many political figures has stepped up dramatically.