Becca Lewis is an alumnus of Data & Society. She researches online political subcultures and grassroots media movements, with a focus on influence-building, media manipulation, and disinformation efforts among these groups. She holds an MSc in Social Science from the Oxford Internet Institute, where she researched the role of information and digital media technologies in political campaigns.
Becca Lewis

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PointsBecca Lewis writes about the findings from a recent Knight report that explores how misinformation spread during the 2016 presidential election. Read on PointsNovember 2018 -
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Data & Society"Alternative Influence" by Rebecca Lewis identifies an alternative media system on YouTube that adopts the techniques of brand influencers to build audiences and “sell” them political ideology. Read moreSeptember 2018 -
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Media Manipulation BlogFor the Media Manipulation Blog, Postdoctoral Scholar Caroline Jack, Researcher Becca Lewis, and Research Assistant Kinjal Dave contemplate "viewpoint diversity." "The CEOs’ comments reveal a paradox of democratic values: tole... Read on Media Manipulation BlogApril 2018 -
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Media Manipulation BlogHow did the far-right co-opt the narrative of the movie Black Panther? Researcher Becca Lewis and Research Analyst Kinjal Dave investigate. "Beyond direct reactions to the movie itself, many in the far-right have used it as an... Read on Media Manipulation BlogMarch 2018 -
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PointsBecca Lewis writes about media manipulation outside of the far-right and explains why the term "alt-left" is an example of false equivalence. Read on PointsJuly 2017 -
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Data & Society"Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online" delves into how various internet subcultures leverage both the techniques of participatory culture and the affordances of social media to spread their various beliefs. Read moreMay 2017