Sander van der Linden, a self-proclaimed misinformation expert at Cambridge University, recently engaged in a self-defeating attempt to troll Nate Silver (@NateSilver538). The conflict highlighted van der Linden's questionable practices, including using sock puppet accounts to edit his Wikipedia page to promote his own misinformation research and books. This incident, brought to light by Paul Thacker, exposed van der Linden as a fraud and has sparked discussions about the credibility of his work in the field of misinformation.
I used to love James Lindsay. When he and @peterboghossian appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast with their series of fake collegiate papers that were not only published but lauded, I had immense respect for James. Now, he's become an utter disappointment who undermines his own work. https://t.co/Kiy4HBWsC6
Cambridge University 'misinformation researcher' Sander van der Linden picked a fight with Nate Silver recently and ended up looking like a fraud who edits his Wikipedia page through a legion of sock puppet accounts. https://t.co/aShj1l5naX
Cambridge University 'misinformation researcher' Sander van der Linden picked a fight with Nate Silver recently and was exposed as a fraud who edits his personal Wikipedia page through a legion of sock puppet accounts. https://t.co/p4dZPBanH7
1) Self-proclaimed "misinformation expert" @Sander_vdLinden started a fight w/ @NateSilver538 It did not end well for the @Cambridge_Uni prof who got called out for lying and caught editing his wikipedia page to promote his misinformation "research." https://t.co/vvQNs2Zyfm https://t.co/qA5uUclQhX
Brilliant summary of Sander van der Linden's self-defeating attempt to troll @NateSilver538 by Paul Thacker. It looks as though the 'misinformation' guru has been using sock puppets to promote himself and his books on Wikipedia. https://t.co/QM63YfLPnK