“Efforts to fact check hoaxes and other polluted information operate under the assumption that objective truth is a magic bullet [which] goes right into readers’ brains, without any filter, without ...

Whitney Phillips is an assistant professor in the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication. She studies digital ethics, media history, and political communication. She is the ...

Whitney Phillips is assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University. She’s the author of several books including You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating ...

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor at Syracuse University, talks to NPR's Miles Parks about conspiracy, disinformation, and what it would take to improve civic literacy and rebuild trust in ...

Whitney Phillips got her PhD from the University of Oregon in English with a Folklore structured emphasis. But the subject of her dissertation was Internet trolls. Here's some of what she learned ...