The Time Has Come To Sunset Hoaxlines Lab

Although the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine were different disasters, information disorder’s role in preventable deaths was not. I must do more. Read the Full Letter from E. Rosalie →

Hoaxlines Lab is a project researching media manipulation and unethical efforts to influence the public. Novel Science is the larger project under which we have had the COVID Dashboard, Ukraine Dashboard, and Hoaxlines Lab. Our mission is to provide real-time alerts, translate our findings into actionable policy recommendations, and develop resources that empower the public to confront information disorder.

Our work has been cited by national media, journalists, international fact-checking websites, advocacy groups, and expert resources. We accept no funding, have no grants, make no profit, and are exclusively volunteer-operated.

Projects

Kindly note that the highlighted projects are undergoing maintenance. Past projects have included a COVID-19 information dashboard, a COVID-19 disinformation database, and vaccine disinformation tracking.