Caroline Orr Bueno | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Researcher, journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Virginia Commonwealth University (PhD) |
| Subject | Disinformation |
| Years active | 2016–current |
| Website | |
| Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD on Twitter | |
Caroline Orr Bueno is an American social and behavioral sciences researcher specializing in disinformation networks.
Orr Bueno gained notoriety by angering Roger Stone on social media in 2017.[1] She recalls her first encounter with Russian disinformation back when she was researching social media messaging around the 2016 Ebola outbreak.[2] She claimed she saw overlaps in her Ebola messaging dataset with Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[2]
This led her to Russian disinformation in extremist conspiracy theories. A 2023 study by Orr Bueno found that RT covered the 2022 Canadian Freedom convoy far more than any other outlet.[3]
Orr Bueno was quoted by NPR as 'a behavioral scientist who studies disinformation at the University of Maryland' in their report about being labelled 'state-affiliated' by Twitter.[4] Her comment was "Twitter's move could muddy the water in a news environment where it's already difficult to decipher which outlets are reliable and have editorial independence."[4]
References
- ↑ Former Trump Advisor Roger Stone Had an Unfortunate Twitter Meltdown, piece in The Cut, by Jenni Miller, 5 March 2017
- 1 2 Interview with Orr Bueno by Lauren Wolfe, Washington Monthly, 24 September 2021
- ↑ Orr Bueno, Caroline (2023-01-31). "Russia's Role in the Far-Right Truck Convoy: An analysis of Russian state media activity related to the 2022 Freedom Convoy". The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare. 5 (3): 1–22. doi:10.21810/jicw.v5i3.5101. ISSN 2561-8229.
- 1 2 Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media,' which is untrue, by Bill Chappell, 5 April 2023
External links
- Caroline Orr on University of Maryland website
- Caroline Orr Bueno at IMDb