The gender blind spot: How early reactions to violent attacks sideline misogyny
One year on from the Southport and Bondi Junction knife attacks, CIR researchers explore the narrative trajectories that emerge in the wake of violence, and the implications of what is left unsaid.
The Allen shooting: conspiracy theories on mainstream and fringe platforms
The second article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into those conspiracy theories that emerged around the attack in May 2023 in Allen, Texas on both mainstream and fringe social media platforms.
Hawaiian wildfires: Natural disasters and conspiracy theories
The first article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into the conspiracy theories that were circulating on social media in the aftermath of the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii in 2023.