Our Approach

Disinformation Defense

When we effectively combat disinformation we can come together to protect our democracy and fundamental rights.

Our nation has never been more divided. Disinformation is everywhere, and some groups want to trigger fear and resentment to try to divide us even more. We protect against these pitfalls by delivering accurate information and trusted content over a variety of platforms to our audience.

Community Engagement program

Our digital community is built on a foundation of trust. We actively fight disinformation with a steady stream of educational content to increase knowledge on key issues, cut down on fear-based noise, and defuse narratives designed to trigger fears. We recently asked women in our community this question and they shared all sorts of great strategies for dealing with inaccurate information. Many said it really depends on who posted the incorrect information and what their relationship with that person is like. Others mixed and matched strategies, opting to ask for sources AND hear them out or share their thoughts. Overall, looking the issue up later was the most popular strategy: 31% of women said that is their top method of dealing with bad info online. 

We also provide tips and tools for being critical consumers of news, like sharing the Media Bias Chart™ from AllSides as well as our own research-based resources to help members investigate individual sources and stand strong against the disinformation they face.

Table with title AllSides Media Bias Chart TM. All ratings are based on online content only - not TV, print, or radio content. Ratings do not reflect accuracy or credibility; they reflect perspective only. Column 1, Left, Alternet, BuzzFeedNews, CNN, Democracy Now, Daily Beast, HuffPost, The Intercept, Jacobin, Mother Jones, MSNBC, The New Yorker, The New York Times Opinion, The Nation, Slate, Vox. Column 2, Lean left: ABC, AP politics & fact check, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, CBS, The Economist, The Guardian, NBC, The New York Times News, NPR Opinion, Politico, ProPublica, Time, The Washington Post, USA Today, Yahoo News. Column 3 Center: AP, Axios, BBC, The Christian Science Monitor, Independent Journal Review, Market Watch, Newsweek, NPR News, Reuters, Real Clear Politics, The Hill, The Wall Street Journal News. Column 4, lean right: The American Conservative, Deseret News, The Dispatch, The Epoch Times, Newsmax News, New York Post News, The Post Millenial, Reason, The Wall Street Journal Opinion, Examiner, The Washington Times. Column 5, right: The American Spectator, Breitbart, Blaze, CBN, The Daily Caller, Daily Mail, Daily Wire, Fox News, The Federalist, National Review, New York Post Opinion, Newsmax Opinion, OAN. Footer text: AllSides Media Bias Ratings are based on multi-partisan, scientific analysis. Visit AllSides.com to view hundreds of media bias ratings.

Research & Issue Education

Outside of our digital community, Galvanize USA also conducts research and issue education work. When we take the time to understand where women are seeing disinformation and study the fear-based narratives that are seen as believable, we can develop effective interventions to interrupt those narratives. For example, there is currently a lot of harmful disinformation circulating about transgender youth. Our nonpartisan ads, like this one, use relatable messengers and real people’s stories as an inoculation strategy.

We also know that providing accurate information is a key part of defending against disinformation. Our research found that 49% of moms say they avoid conversations about politics because they’re afraid of looking stupid. By providing concise, accessible educational content, we’re building confidence to engage in informed dialogue about current events and to stand up for what you believe in.

  • A fast guide to Supreme Court Appointments. Justice Breyer's retirement will leave a vacancy on the Supreme Court bench, giving the Biden Administration the opportunity to appoint a new justice. Here is what you need to know about nominations, the appointment process, and what to expect.
  • A presidential nomination. The president starts the process of appointing a justice to the Supreme Court by nominating a candidate.
  • The Senate judiciary committee hearing. Once the president makes a formal nomination, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to confirm or refect the nominee. In the hearing, senators question witnesses and the nominee about his or her experience, credentials, and philosophy.
  • The full Senate hearing. If the judiciary committee confirms the nominee, the majority leader of the senate convenes all 100 senators for the final hearing to confirm or reject the president's nominee. Senators debate the nomination and confirm or reject it by simple majority vote (51 senators).
  • So what does this mean for the court? Even though the Supreme Court is not a political institution, Justices tend to lean conservative or liberal in the way they interpret the law. Justice Breyer has served on the court for nearly 30 years as a moderate liberal. since the democrats currently control Congress and the White House, Justice Breyer is likely to be replaced by another liberal Justice, maintaining the split of six conservatives and three liberals.