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Brendan Nyhan

@brendannyhan@mastodon.social
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Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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Joined October 31, 2022
Academic website:
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/
Bright Line Watch:
http://brightlinewatch.org
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrendanNyhan
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SbAA1v4AAAAJ&hl=en

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 27, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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New at Nature: Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06297-w
Our key findings:
-Median Facebook user gets 50.4% of content from like-minded sources
-But reducing exposure by 1/3 for 3 months had no measurable effect on attitudes

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 26, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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NEW: Bright Line Watch report featuring detailed public/expert survey data on Trump cases http://brightlinewatch.org/uncharted-territory-the-aftermath-of-presidential-indictments/

-Few Republicans think Trump broke law (unlike experts) but beliefs up since docs charges
-Rs split on punishment for specific docs charges
-Majorities of independents and Rs view charges as political
-About 2/3 of Rs say next GOP president should prosecute Biden & other Democrats in response
-Experts still rate Trump indictments as a benefit to democracy

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 09, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

mastodon.social

Beyond parody: "GOP states quit the program that fights voter fraud. Now they’re scrambling."
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/09/gop-states-program-voter-fraud-fight-00105252

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 08, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

mastodon.social

Just a member of Congress casually saying that the left is trying to destroy our country and our family - another day in America https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/opinion/maga-america-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 06, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

mastodon.social

Good analyses of the social media injunction from @mmasnick.bsky.social https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-incredibly-ugly-in-the-court-ruling-regarding-government-contacts-with-social-media/ and @davidgreene.bsky.social https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/preliminary-injunction-limiting-government-communications-platforms-tackles

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 06, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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The comment I gave on the social media case to a news organization yesterday (not quoted) - much more complex issue than the way I am seeing it treated in news coverage and online commentary. (For more, see this excellent WP editorial https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/05/injunction-biden-administration-social-media/.)

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 06, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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Um https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/business/media/disinformation-researchers-judge-restrictions.html

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 06, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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30 months ago a violent insurrection inspired by the President sought to overturn a democratic election and prevent the peaceful transfer of power.

Its leader is not only the leading GOP candidate for president but openly endangering the life of a former Democratic president (https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-obama-justice-department-capitol-mccarthy-27934bbd095111e7eb2bac5b5bb24e06).

Already being forgotten and/or erased from history.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 06, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

mastodon.social

My friend Ben Fritz's excellent new four-part podcast "With Great Power: The Rise of Superhero Cinema" has launched - episode 1 on the rise of Marvel is a banger https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iag6NRV7vP6c2Vo70lECt?si=hBXjEd2mRu6tLZTWflzLiQ (or under The Journal in any podcast app)

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 06, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

mastodon.social

What would you say if you saw it on another country? https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-obama-justice-department-capitol-mccarthy-27934bbd095111e7eb2bac5b5bb24e06

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 06, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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**Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social**
Two things can be true:
1. The social media injunction is far too broad (and is being mocked by knowledgeable legal experts).
2. We should worry about the potential misuse of government referring political speech to be removed in non-transparent communications with profit-making corporations.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 05, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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Friends don't let friends ruin their experiments by dropping participants who fail manipulation checks - new illustration in JEPS https://tinyurl.com/3zxt6u6w

See our AJPS - How Conditioning on Posttreatment Variables Can Ruin Your Experiment and What to Do about It
https://tinyurl.com/yz4dbbuw

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Jul 03, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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Paul Graham's How to Do Great Work is outstanding; every young person and academic should read it. Following the advice is harder, but worth the effort. http://paulgraham.com/greatwork.html

Added to my compendium of the best academic career advice https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/academic-careers/

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Feb 17, 2023
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/business/media/fox-dominion-lawsuit.html

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Dec 20, 2022
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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Power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm

Especially dangerous because of the greater trust people have in local news - see my Upshot column https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/upshot/fake-local-news.html

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Dec 19, 2022
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

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Replying to @Drand@techhub.social
@Drand I like but tricky b/c if shown to enough people you can hit any minimum threshold presumably
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan@mastodon.social · Dec 19, 2022
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan@mastodon.social

Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.

mastodon.social

Disappointing on Birdwatch/Community Notes - could be improved I'm sure but unlikely under M***
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-twitter-birdwatch-community-notes-misinformation-politics/#xj4y7vzkg

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