Tim Weninger
Biographic Data
| ID | 352000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tim Weninger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tim |
| FAMILY NAME | Weninger |
| SIGNATURE | WENINGER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3164-2615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cross-cultural media literacy interventions
Media literacy and prebunking interventions have shown promise in enhancing individuals’ ability to identify false information; however, cross-cultural research in this area is limited. This study investigates the effectiveness of two media literacy prebunking games, Gali Fakta and Harmony Square , in improving misinformation discernment among Indonesian and American participants. Gali Fakta , designed specifically for Indonesia, and Harmony Squa…
Public Communication about Science in 68 Countries
This 68-country survey ( n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how such differences are associated with sociopolitical and economic conditions. We find that social media are the most used sources of science information in most countries, except those with democratic-corporatist media systems where news media tend to be used more widely. People in collectivist soc…
Visual narratives and political instability
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and found that in most countries, most p…
Analysis of Moral Judgment on Reddit
Moral outrage has become synonymous with social media in recent years. However, the preponderance of academic analysis on social media websites has focused on hate speech and misinformation. This article focuses on analyzing moral judgments rendered on social media by capturing the moral judgments that are passed in the subreddit /r/AmITheAsshole on Reddit. Using the labels associated with each judgment, we train a classifier that can take a comm…
Pilot study suggests online media literacy programming reduces belief in false news in Indonesia
Amidst the threat of digital misinformation, we offer a pilot study regarding the efficacy of an online social media literacy campaign aimed at empowering individuals in Indonesia with skills to help them identify misinformation. We found that users who engaged with our online training materials and educational videos were more likely to identify misinformation than those in our control group (total N=1,000). Given the promising results of our pr…
Behavior Change in Response to Subreddit Bans and External Events
As more people flock to social media to connect with others and form virtual communities, it is important to research how members of these groups interact to understand human behavior on the Web. In response to an increase in hate speech, harassment, and other antisocial behaviors, many social media companies have implemented different content and user moderation policies. On Reddit, for example, communities, i.e., subreddits, are occasionally ba…
Meme warfare
From QAnon conspiracy theories to Russian government sponsored election interference, social media disinformation campaigns are a part of online life, and identifying these threats amid the posts that billions of social media users upload each day is a challenge. To help sort through massive amounts of data, social media platforms are developing AI systems to automatically remove harmful content primarily through text-based analysis. But these te…
An AI early warning system to monitor online disinformation, stop violence, and protect elections
We’re developing an AI early warning system to monitor how manipulated content online such as altered photos in memes leads, in some cases, to violent conflict and societal instability. It can also potentially interfere with democratic elections. Look no further than the 2019 Indonesian election to learn how online disinformation can have an unfortunate impact on the real world. Our system may prove useful to journalists, peacekeepers, election m…
Striations in PageRank-ordered matrices
An exploration of submissions and discussions in social news
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and found that in most countries, most p…
Visual narratives and political instability
An exploration of submissions and discussions in social news
Striations in PageRank-ordered matrices
An AI early warning system to monitor online disinformation, stop violence, and protect elections
We’re developing an AI early warning system to monitor how manipulated content online such as altered photos in memes leads, in some cases, to violent conflict and societal instability. It can also potentially interfere with democratic elections. Look no further than the 2019 Indonesian election to learn how online disinformation can have an unfortunate impact on the real world. Our system may prove useful to journalists, peacekeepers, election m…
Behavior Change in Response to Subreddit Bans and External Events
As more people flock to social media to connect with others and form virtual communities, it is important to research how members of these groups interact to understand human behavior on the Web. In response to an increase in hate speech, harassment, and other antisocial behaviors, many social media companies have implemented different content and user moderation policies. On Reddit, for example, communities, i.e., subreddits, are occasionally ba…
Meme warfare
From QAnon conspiracy theories to Russian government sponsored election interference, social media disinformation campaigns are a part of online life, and identifying these threats amid the posts that billions of social media users upload each day is a challenge. To help sort through massive amounts of data, social media platforms are developing AI systems to automatically remove harmful content primarily through text-based analysis. But these te…
Pilot study suggests online media literacy programming reduces belief in false news in Indonesia
Amidst the threat of digital misinformation, we offer a pilot study regarding the efficacy of an online social media literacy campaign aimed at empowering individuals in Indonesia with skills to help them identify misinformation. We found that users who engaged with our online training materials and educational videos were more likely to identify misinformation than those in our control group (total N=1,000). Given the promising results of our pr…
Analysis of Moral Judgment on Reddit
Moral outrage has become synonymous with social media in recent years. However, the preponderance of academic analysis on social media websites has focused on hate speech and misinformation. This article focuses on analyzing moral judgments rendered on social media by capturing the moral judgments that are passed in the subreddit /r/AmITheAsshole on Reddit. Using the labels associated with each judgment, we train a classifier that can take a comm…
Public Communication about Science in 68 Countries
This 68-country survey ( n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how such differences are associated with sociopolitical and economic conditions. We find that social media are the most used sources of science information in most countries, except those with democratic-corporatist media systems where news media tend to be used more widely. People in collectivist soc…
Visual narratives and political instability
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and found that in most countries, most p…
Cross-cultural media literacy interventions
Media literacy and prebunking interventions have shown promise in enhancing individuals’ ability to identify false information; however, cross-cultural research in this area is limited. This study investigates the effectiveness of two media literacy prebunking games, Gali Fakta and Harmony Square , in improving misinformation discernment among Indonesian and American participants. Gali Fakta , designed specifically for Indonesia, and Harmony Squa…
Misinformation and Its Impacts (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Social media (7 works) · Politics (5 works) · World Wide Web (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer security (3 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (3 works) · Internet privacy (3 works)