Michael Yankoski
Biographic Data
| ID | 4208900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Yankoski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Yankoski |
| SIGNATURE | YANKOSKI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of William and Mary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9654-6993 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Visual narratives and political instability
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…
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…
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…
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…
Visual narratives and political instability
Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Computer security (3 works) · Internet privacy (3 works) · Social media (3 works) · Disinformation (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · World Wide Web (2 works) · Advertising (1 work)