Sumitra Badrinathan
@sumitra.bsky.social
assistant professor @AmericanU. working on countering misinformation in developing countries. @upenn.edu PhD in polisci & philly sports fan
📍washington, dc
https://sumitrabadrinathan.github.io/
📍washington, dc
https://sumitrabadrinathan.github.io/
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Sumitra Badrinathan
@sumitra.bsky.social
· Oct 15
🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
RYAN LIZZA! RYAN! WHERE IS PART 2
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
RYAN LIZZA! RYAN! WHERE IS PART 2
bryce harper is going to miss the 2026 baseball season due to worms 🪱
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
bryce harper is going to miss the 2026 baseball season due to worms 🪱
crisp winter morning rotation ❄️🎶
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
crisp winter morning rotation ❄️🎶
every day brings fresh stress and sadness for people in the US on an H1B.
in my > 10 years of being in this country i’ve never felt so much anxiety and lack of institutional support over immigration issues as in this moment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
in my > 10 years of being in this country i’ve never felt so much anxiety and lack of institutional support over immigration issues as in this moment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Florida Universities to Stop Hiring Foreign H-1B Workers Under DeSantis Plan
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
every day brings fresh stress and sadness for people in the US on an H1B.
in my > 10 years of being in this country i’ve never felt so much anxiety and lack of institutional support over immigration issues as in this moment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
in my > 10 years of being in this country i’ve never felt so much anxiety and lack of institutional support over immigration issues as in this moment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
doordashed a hoagie and it came to me from delaware. i live in dc. this should be illegal but im not complaining 🥰
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
doordashed a hoagie and it came to me from delaware. i live in dc. this should be illegal but im not complaining 🥰
hiked old rag mountain over the weekend for the last bit of autumn and outdoor bouldering for 2025 🍁 🍂
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
hiked old rag mountain over the weekend for the last bit of autumn and outdoor bouldering for 2025 🍁 🍂
Teaching media literacy in schools an effective counter to misinformation
more coverage of our latest APSR
www.thehindu.com/education/te...
more coverage of our latest APSR
www.thehindu.com/education/te...
Teaching media literacy in schools an effective counter to misinformation: study
A study reveals classroom media literacy programs empower students to identify misinformation and enhance critical thinking skills.
www.thehindu.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Teaching media literacy in schools an effective counter to misinformation
more coverage of our latest APSR
www.thehindu.com/education/te...
more coverage of our latest APSR
www.thehindu.com/education/te...
everyone i know is watching the blue jays and becoming more angry at the phillies
October 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
everyone i know is watching the blue jays and becoming more angry at the phillies
america’s national pastime 🔥 love to see it
October 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
america’s national pastime 🔥 love to see it
Reposted by Sumitra Badrinathan
How effective are user corrections on social media, and does adding a link to a fact check improve effectiveness?
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
July 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
How effective are user corrections on social media, and does adding a link to a fact check improve effectiveness?
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
i don’t think we talk enough about how american academia is more productive than literally anywhere else because we do not use microsoft teams
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
i don’t think we talk enough about how american academia is more productive than literally anywhere else because we do not use microsoft teams
ty to APSA experiments section for this year’s best paper award!!
Congratulations to @pge-sis.bsky.social Professor @sumitra.bsky.social, winner of the @apsa.bsky.social experimental research section Best Paper Award!
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
ty to APSA experiments section for this year’s best paper award!!
it would be hilarious and cosmically correct in the year 2025 for a canadian team to win the world series
toronto is america’s team
toronto is america’s team
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
it would be hilarious and cosmically correct in the year 2025 for a canadian team to win the world series
toronto is america’s team
toronto is america’s team
philly fishtown bar hopping round
up from the weekend: milkcrate cafe, bardot, ortlieb’s, poison heart, druid’s keep ✨ 🍻
up from the weekend: milkcrate cafe, bardot, ortlieb’s, poison heart, druid’s keep ✨ 🍻
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
philly fishtown bar hopping round
up from the weekend: milkcrate cafe, bardot, ortlieb’s, poison heart, druid’s keep ✨ 🍻
up from the weekend: milkcrate cafe, bardot, ortlieb’s, poison heart, druid’s keep ✨ 🍻
no kings in philly 👑
October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
no kings in philly 👑
nice coverage of our APSR article in The Print today!
“Children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help"
theprint.in/feature/biha...
“Children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help"
theprint.in/feature/biha...
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
nice coverage of our APSR article in The Print today!
“Children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help"
theprint.in/feature/biha...
“Children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help"
theprint.in/feature/biha...
Reposted by Sumitra Badrinathan
🚨New @ausis.bsky.social research in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! "Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India," co-authored by @sumitra.bsky.social, won the Best Paper award from @experimentsapsa.bsky.social. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Sumitra Badrinathan, Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India
Sumitra Badrinathan's new co-authored article in American Political Science Review is "Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India."
www.american.edu
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🚨New @ausis.bsky.social research in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! "Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India," co-authored by @sumitra.bsky.social, won the Best Paper award from @experimentsapsa.bsky.social. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
October 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms
hopeful findings👇🏽
Reposted by Sumitra Badrinathan
#OpenAccess from August 2025 -
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#OpenAccess from August 2025 -
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
how can you not love baseball
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
how can you not love baseball
celebrated the end of a beautiful era of phillies baseball last night with a bunch of homemade pasta, good wine, and even better company ❤️🩹 i’m not crying
October 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
celebrated the end of a beautiful era of phillies baseball last night with a bunch of homemade pasta, good wine, and even better company ❤️🩹 i’m not crying
Reposted by Sumitra Badrinathan
🚨🚨 Some hope: media and information literacy trainings - modules providing crucial skills to better consume information - in classroom settings appears to move the needle, and to have positive externalities!
Check out the (open-access) results of our large field-experiment in India.
Check out the (open-access) results of our large field-experiment in India.
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India - https://cup.org/4mZR3Em
- @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social & FLORIAN SICHART
#FirstView
Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India - https://cup.org/4mZR3Em
- @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social & FLORIAN SICHART
#FirstView
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚨🚨 Some hope: media and information literacy trainings - modules providing crucial skills to better consume information - in classroom settings appears to move the needle, and to have positive externalities!
Check out the (open-access) results of our large field-experiment in India.
Check out the (open-access) results of our large field-experiment in India.
Reposted by Sumitra Badrinathan
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India - https://cup.org/4mZR3Em
- @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social & FLORIAN SICHART
#FirstView
Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India - https://cup.org/4mZR3Em
- @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social & FLORIAN SICHART
#FirstView
October 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India - https://cup.org/4mZR3Em
- @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social & FLORIAN SICHART
#FirstView
Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India - https://cup.org/4mZR3Em
- @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social & FLORIAN SICHART
#FirstView
real phillies fans are mad they are doing well tonight
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
real phillies fans are mad they are doing well tonight
i’m gonna have to explain to my therapist tomorrow what a bunt is
it’s the end of a pretty good era of phillies baseball. time to relax :)
October 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
i’m gonna have to explain to my therapist tomorrow what a bunt is