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A Tale of Two Insurrections: Lessons for Disinformation Research From the Jan. 6 and 8 Attacks

This year’s Jan. 8 attack on Brazilian democracy drew quick comparisons to the storming of the U.S. Capitol almost exactly two years prior.

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By Dean Jackson
Published on Feb 28, 2023

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About the Author

Dean Jackson

Former Project Manager, Influence Operations Researchers Guild

Dean Jackson is principal of Public Circle Research & Consulting and a specialist in democracy, media, and technology. In 2023, he was named an inaugural Tech Policy Press reporting fellow and an affiliate fellow with the Propaganda Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, he was an investigative analyst with the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol and project manager of the Influence Operations Researchers’ Guild at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. From 2013 to 2021, Jackson managed research and program coordination activities related to media and technology at the National Endowment for Democracy. He holds an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago and a BA in political science from Wright State University in Dayton, OH.

Dean Jackson
Former Project Manager, Influence Operations Researchers Guild
Dean Jackson
Political ReformDemocracyTechnologyNorth AmericaUnited StatesSouth America

Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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