Hi Everyone! At next week's Change seminar (Feb 21th), we will be hearing from Morgan Wack from UW Political Science. Morgan's talk is titled "Beyond Fact-Checking: Exploring The Reach of Current and Future Efforts to Counter Misinformation in the Global South". Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu! *Description* The talk will open with a discussion of the online misinformation ecosystem in the Global South, including the theoretical and real-world impact of regional fact-checking and social correction efforts in addressing political misinformation. Following this discussion I will detail the results of a survey-based study focused on Kenya’s 2022 General Election that tested the efficacy of ‘social truth queries’ as a novel strategy for broadening the reach of current efforts to counter misinformation. *Resources for Attendees* None *Seminar Details* *Location*: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 271 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jLJRdcRiY3moGftAfI2tKd830IN_o6aaIpd50l7QTSaufUz7DDxsbdqGg6ZBKiJ6DZsrD6cWm0NJtD4y81ZEmg$> *Presenter Bio* Morgan is a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at the University of Washington. He is focused on the nexus of new technologies, misinformation, and crime. Currently, He is examining the effects of the adoption of private security technologies on voter perceptions in South Africa, how elections serve to signal support for incumbents to voters in authoritarian regimes, and how misinformation travels between online and offline community networks in the Global South. In addition to his research, he serves as a Research Associate at the UW’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) and as graduate fellow for the Center for Environmental Politics and Political Economy Forum, where he occasionally serves as host for Forum’s podcast. He is also a 2022 Junior Fellow at the Electoral Integrity Project (EIP) and an affiliate of the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP). Prior to his PhD he worked as an analyst for NGOs addressing a range of developmental challenges ranging from health and education to youth entrepreneurship. He has worked, lived, and conducted research across sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and Latin America. Best, UW Change Organizers