# Center for Business and Human Rights Deputy Director Paul Barrett's comments on an increase in domestically sourced misinformation are highlighted; Research from the Center on disinformation and its impact on the 2020 elections is mentioned

1 Faculty News August 21, 2020 ![Business Insider logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/business%20insider%20logo.jpg?itok=0MJSCdPh)>

Excerpt from [Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-taking-steps-stop-trump-delegitimizing-election-nyt-2020-8) -- "Paul Barrett, the deputy director of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, told Business Insider in April that he'd seen an explosion of domestically sourced dis- and misinformation in recent months. Barrett also released a report last year detailing how dis- and misinformation would play a role in the upcoming election. 'In terms of sheer volume, domestically generated disinformation now exceeds malign content from foreign sources and will almost certainly be a factor in the next election,' the report said."

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