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👇🏽
Reposted by Sumitra Badrinathan
Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
jaipur has the prettiest bars and cafes ☕️ 🥂
January 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
jaipur has the prettiest bars and cafes ☕️ 🥂
new vox dev piece on our recent RCT to counter misinformation in classrooms in india:
🆕 Countering misinformation in the classroom
Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Countering misinformation in the classroom
Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.
voxdev.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
new vox dev piece on our recent RCT to counter misinformation in classrooms in india:
Reposted by Sumitra Badrinathan
🆕 Countering misinformation in the classroom
Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Countering misinformation in the classroom
Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.
voxdev.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 AM
🆕 Countering misinformation in the classroom
Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...
you’re all complaining about being home at your parents place meanwhile this is how i slept last night
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
you’re all complaining about being home at your parents place meanwhile this is how i slept last night
One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian Americans are questioning their place in the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian Americans are questioning their place in the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian Americans are questioning their place in the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian Americans are questioning their place in the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
what the heck man
December 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
what the heck man
merry xmas, this is a very real text chat for a very real political science study that we are running
December 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
merry xmas, this is a very real text chat for a very real political science study that we are running
did some amazing hikes in 2025. here’s a round up. very grateful for the time + means + health to see all these beautiful places 🥹
December 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
did some amazing hikes in 2025. here’s a round up. very grateful for the time + means + health to see all these beautiful places 🥹
this is actually just a cut scene from white lotus
Spotted a 60-something man on the beach reading Olivia Nuzzi’s “American Canto.” His wife is nearby. She has Mar-a-Lago face and is wearing a trucker hat that says “Sun. Yoga. Champagne.” She’s been watching a live cam feed of her front door on a comically large tablet for the last 20 minutes.
December 20, 2025 at 4:03 AM
this is actually just a cut scene from white lotus
new from @washingtonpost.com on the ridiculous H1b situation in india that barely any other media is covering.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
new from @washingtonpost.com on the ridiculous H1b situation in india that barely any other media is covering.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
inspired by immigration woes and limited time, i just booked an impulse trip to hike in patagonia 🏔️ 🦙 send me your best recommendations!!!!
US consulates abroad are cancelling / postponing h1b visa appointments for months without any notice. several friends i know who went to india for a routine stamping are now indefinitely stuck there.
almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good 😥
almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good 😥
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
inspired by immigration woes and limited time, i just booked an impulse trip to hike in patagonia 🏔️ 🦙 send me your best recommendations!!!!
US consulates abroad are cancelling / postponing h1b visa appointments for months without any notice. several friends i know who went to india for a routine stamping are now indefinitely stuck there.
almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good 😥
almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good 😥
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
US consulates abroad are cancelling / postponing h1b visa appointments for months without any notice. several friends i know who went to india for a routine stamping are now indefinitely stuck there.
almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good 😥
almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good 😥
hi polisci friends!
has anyone here recently run a conjoint experiment on surveyCTO? our programmer is having problems and could use some advice, ty!!
has anyone here recently run a conjoint experiment on surveyCTO? our programmer is having problems and could use some advice, ty!!
December 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
hi polisci friends!
has anyone here recently run a conjoint experiment on surveyCTO? our programmer is having problems and could use some advice, ty!!
has anyone here recently run a conjoint experiment on surveyCTO? our programmer is having problems and could use some advice, ty!!
every once in a while the NY times will put out an insane investigative piece that will captivate and engulf your sunday and will make you briefly forgive them for the nonsense of the past. this is today's:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
every once in a while the NY times will put out an insane investigative piece that will captivate and engulf your sunday and will make you briefly forgive them for the nonsense of the past. this is today's:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
incredible content from my phd granting institution
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
incredible content from my phd granting institution
i read this as ranger suarez and almost went to lie down in traffic
🚨Closer Robert Suarez and the Atlanta Braves are in agreement on a three-year, $45 million contract, per Jeff Passan
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
i read this as ranger suarez and almost went to lie down in traffic
also, reclaim red hats!!!
after 3 years of dealing with long covid bs my lungs can finally tolerate consistent running again 🥹
December 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
also, reclaim red hats!!!
after 3 years of dealing with long covid bs my lungs can finally tolerate consistent running again 🥹
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
after 3 years of dealing with long covid bs my lungs can finally tolerate consistent running again 🥹
the US State Department is instructing its staff to deny visas to those engaged in activities like combatting misinformation, disinformation or false narratives, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.
www.npr.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the US State Department is instructing its staff to deny visas to those engaged in activities like combatting misinformation, disinformation or false narratives, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
no thanksgiving plate this year but spent the week in beautiful barcelona and super grateful 🥹 🥂
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
no thanksgiving plate this year but spent the week in beautiful barcelona and super grateful 🥹 🥂
woke up in BCN. view of the sagrada familia out the window. drinking a fresh matcha. reading ryan lizza part 2. doesn’t get much better than this
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
woke up in BCN. view of the sagrada familia out the window. drinking a fresh matcha. reading ryan lizza part 2. doesn’t get much better than this
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...