ACLED in the News
As conflict rates soar, misinformation is getting worse | Politico
Source: Politico | 27 January 2025
We may not be able to change how people ingest information, but we can and should place guardrails around the evidence we use to inform the public.
Clionadh Raleigh is president and CEO of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.
I’ve been collecting conflict data for over 20 years, and cannot recall a time when I was more worried about what the public knows regarding political violence — and how they know it.
When it comes to conflict, everyone has an opinion — often about why it occurs and who is responsible — and it’s very rare that these views based are on evidence. However, it isn’t such casual opinions I’m worried about. I’d surely be guilty of the same if asked about interest rates or health fads, or topics outside my area of expertise.
