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AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Rothut, S., Schulze, H., Rieger, D., Lechner, M., & Naderer, B. (2026). Protest movements and the mainstreaming of radical and extremist ideologies: the case of COVID-19 protests. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2654668

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Achmann-Denkler, M., Haim, M., & Wolff, C. (2026). Seeing candidates at scale: Multimodal LLMs for Visual Political Communication on Instagram. http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.19489v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Rothut, S., Schulze, H., Hohner, J., Greipl, S., & Rieger, D. (2026). Radicalization and the internet: 25 years of (online) radicalization research. https://doi.org/10.1080/10714421.2026.2658935

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Marwick, A. E., Schnabel, E., McGregor, S., & Schmitt, C. (2026). Disinformation as cultural narrative: Conceptualizing disinformation as cross-platform, identity-affirming, cathartic stories. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2644198

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Swartz, L. (2026). Social media in the scam age. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051261437922

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: boyd, D. (2026). Social media is now parasocial media. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051261437487

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Marwick, A. E. (2026). Broken connections: Fieldnotes from the old internet. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051261434796

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Appel, R. E., Kim, Y. M., Pan, J., Xu, Y., Nimmo, B., Thomas, D. R., Allcott, H., Barberá, P., Brown, T., Crespo-Tenorio, A., Dimmery, D., Freelon, D., Gentzkow, M., González-Bailón, S., Guess, A. M., Iyengar, S., Lazer, D., Malhotra, N., Moehler, D., Nyhan, B., Settle, J., Thorson, E., Tromble, R., Rivera, C. V., Wilkins, A., Wojcieszak, M., Xiong, B., Jonge, C. K. D., Franco, A., Mason, W., Stroud, N. J., & Tucker, J. A. (2026). How deceptive online networks reached millions in the US 2020 elections. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02435-2

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Li, X., Lee, Y., & Kim, B. (2026). Does YouTube shape conspiracy mentality? A three-way interaction effect of partisan YouTube channel use, like-Minded discussion, and interest in politics. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2653097

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Karo, G., Divon, T., & Hallinan, B. (2026). The TikTok caliphate: How jihadist supporters exploit algorithmic recommendations and evade content moderation. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051251412167

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Dodds, T., Mine, N., Helberger, N., Guzman, A. L., & Diakopoulos, N. (2026). AI hype in journalism: Visibility, power, and the politics of media narratives. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2630187

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Ventura, T., Barrie, C., Roberts, M. E., Schwarz, C., & Tucker, J. A. (2026). The partisan effects of social media bans. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/4stfw_v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Ahuja, S., Gunawan, J., Bielova, N., & Santos, C. (2025). Dark patterns and the EU digital services act: Mapping autonomy violations and design factors. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5555765

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Efstratiou, A., Russo, G., & Luceri, L. (2026). Information pathways in online science communication: The role of platform actors and news media. http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.17249v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Wang, X., Koneru, S., & Rajtmajer, S. (2024). The failed migration of academic Twitter: A case study of precocious adopters. http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04005v3

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Stagnaro, M. N., Druckman, J., Berinsky, A. J., Arechar, A. A., Willer, R., & Rand, D. G. (2025). Representativeness and response validity across nine opt-in online samples. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/h9j2d

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Bouchaud, P. & Ramaciotti, P. (2026). Recommender system in X inadvertently profiles ideological positions of users. http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.02624v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Yoo, J. J., Lee, H., & An, S. (2026). The role of the term “fake news” in U.s. alternative media: Shaping political discourse and hyperpartisanship. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990251410599

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Dehghan, E., Carlon, D., Kasianenko, K., Nagappa, A., & Suresh, V. P. (2026). The entangled dynamics leading to the sedimentation of polarisation on political Reddit. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2623523

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Lee, B., Kim, S., Menczer, F., Ahn, Y., Kwak, H., & An, J. (2026). LLMs can infer political alignment from online conversations. http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11253v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Patrícia, R., Antonis, K., & Camila, M. (2026). Amplifying division: Electoral misinformation and political intolerance in Brazil. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Amplifying%20division%3A%20Electoral%20misinformation%20and%20political%20intolerance%20in%20Brazil

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Anya, S., E, M. A., Navya, S., Anusha, W., Kaylee, W., Elnara, H., & Audrey, H. (2026). Deepfake financial fraud: The global regulation of ai-driven scams. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Deepfake%20financial%20fraud%3A%20The%20global%20regulation%20of%20ai-driven%20scams

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Hackenburg, K., Tappin, B. M., Hewitt, L., Saunders, E., Black, S., Lin, H., Fist, C., Margetts, H., Rand, D. G., & Summerfield, C. (2025). The levers of political persuasion with conversational artificial intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea3884

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Shi, Y. (2026). The Governance-Embedded Interactive Media Effect: the role of AI-generated disclosure in user credibility and engagement based on fact-checking videos on Chinese TikTok (Douyin). https://doi.org/10.1080/17544750.2026.2623075

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Dierickx, L., Opdahl, A. L., Bjerknes, F., & Lindén, C. (2026). What is a fact in the age of generative AI? Fact-checking as an epistemological lens. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2630697

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Farkas, J. & Bengtsson, M. (2026). Defending fact-checking partnerships with platform companies: ‘We can't fight alone against disinformation’. https://doi.org/10.1177/02673231261422085

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Hourigan, A., Thomson, T., Notley, T., Park, S., & Dezuanni, M. (2026). Everyday encounters with misinformation online: examining sources, topics and modes. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2636132

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Nancy, B. (2026). It’s Bad: What Now?. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=It%E2%80%99s%20Bad%3A%20What%20Now%3F

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: DiGiuseppe, M. & Robison, J. (2026). Perceived political bias in LLMs reduces persuasive abilities. http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18092v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Ferrara, E. (2026). ECHO: Encoding Communities via High-order Operators. http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22446v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Ober, T., Courey, K. A., & Flor, M. (2026). Integrating topic modeling and LLM prompt engineering into a human-driven approach to analyze interview transcripts. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18733521

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: DeVerna, M. R., Yang, K., Yan, H. Y., & Menczer, F. (2025). Large language models require curated context for reliable political fact-checking -- even with reasoning and web search. http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Scalco, I., Gesualdo, F., Cerqueti, R., & Cinelli, M. (2026). How to detect information voids using longitudinal data from social media and web searches. http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.15476v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Balluff, P., Ho, J. C., Gruber, J. B., Palicki, S., Palmer, A., Rossi, L., Shklovski, I., & Chan, C. (2026). Newer, larger, better? A critique of the unreflective LLM adoption in communication research. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2618486

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Stanusch, N. & Rogers, R. (2026). How AI is imagined by industry during the Sam Altman controversy. https://doi.org/10.31124/advance.174979411.18178682/v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Gauthier, G., Hodler, R., Widmer, P., & Zhuravskaya, E. (2026). The political effects of X’s feed algorithm. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10098-2

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Lieu, R., Hayes, O. R., & Cook, J. (2025). Testing the impact of fallacies and contrarian claims in climate change misinformation. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70049

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Silva, M. I. D., Oliveira, L. D., Melo, P. O. V. D., Goga, O., & Benevenuto, F. (2026). Identifying potentially irregular electoral ads in Facebook during the Brazilian elections. https://doi.org/10.1145/3796545

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Heiss, R. & Freiling, I. (2026). Addressing social media platforms’ influence on academic research. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ny2tx_v2

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Schroeder, D. T., Cha, M., Baronchelli, A., Bostrom, N., Christakis, N., Garcia, D., Goldenberg, A., Kyrychenko, Y., Leyton-Brown, K., Lutz, N., Marcus, G., Menczer, F., Pennycook, G., Rand, D. G., Schweitzer, F., Summerfield, C., Tang, A., Bavel, J. J. V., Linden, S. V. D., Song, D., & Kunst, J. R. (2026). How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/qm9yk_v3

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Gillespie, T., Shaw, R., Gray, M. L., & Suh, J. (2026). AI red-teaming is a sociotechnical problem. https://doi.org/10.1145/3731657

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Cazzamatta, R. (2026). From moderation to chaos: Meta’s fact-checking and the battle over truth and free speech. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251413687

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Graham, T. & Carlon, D. (2026). On the Internet no-one knows you’re not a bot: ‘Botting’ on Reddit as participatory culture. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251409210

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Lyons, B., King, A. J., Barter, R. L., & Kaphingst, K. A. (2026). Exposure to low-credibility online health content is limited and is concentrated among older adults. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-01059-x

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Linden, S. V. D., Louison-Lavoy, D., Blazer, N., Noble, N. S., & Roozenbeek, J. (2026). Prebunking misinformation techniques in social media feeds: Results from an Instagram field study. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-193

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Szabó, D., Yang, C., Visuri, A., Oppenlaender, J., Sekar, B., Yatani, K., & Hosio, S. (2026). Conversational Inoculation to enhance resistance to misinformation. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.379095

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Bollenbacher, J., Menczer, F., & Bryden, J. (2026). Effects of antivaccine tweets on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, and deaths. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-025-00606-1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Elfes, J., Bastos, M., & Aiello, L. M. (2026). On narrative: The rhetorical mechanisms of online polarisation. http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07398v1

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Hollingshead, W., Gruzd, A., & Mai, P. (2026). Same platform, different stories: TikTok and the battle over immigration narratives. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.11409

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Kim, Y. M., Dahlke, R., Song, H., & Heinrich, R. (2026). Targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2519944123