@LocalTrust

Pitt Disinformation Lab’s @LocalTrust is piloting innovative ways of building resiliency to disinformation within communities. While there’s no silver bullet, we work directly with community leaders on these challenges. We explore what disinformation is; how it works; and how to identify it. We discover where and why it is most problematic in our communities. And together, we identify strategies and concrete efforts to mitigate the effects of disinformation and to strengthen local information ecosystems. By naming the problem and identifying shared values and goals, diverse community stakeholders can come together to rebuild trust in trustworthy local institutions.

Want to learn more about how we can work with your organization or community? Email pdl@pitt.edu.

Community Partner Spotlight – Homewood Children’s Village 

Thanks to the support of The Henry L. Hillman Foundation and Pitt’s Year of Data and Society, PDL partnered with the Homewood Children’s Village Citizen’s Leadership Institute to explore and develop a community-centered understanding of information flows, perception, influence and debate—and resilience—to mis- and disinformation. At the end of our three months together, citizen leaders created an asset map of information flows in their communities. 

Check out a 60-second video of artist Emily Marko capturing our conversation here.