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Text says A spotlight on Rumors." class="attachment-homepage-tile size-homepage-tile wp-post-image" data-attachment-id="17158" data-comments-opened="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}' data-image-title="250131_UFL_HOMEPAGE TILE_377x160_03" data-large-file="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2025/02/10122550/250131_UFL_HOMEPAGE-TILE_377x160_03.jpg" data-medium-file="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2025/02/10122550/250131_UFL_HOMEPAGE-TILE_377x160_03-300x127.jpg" data-orig-file="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2025/02/10122550/250131_UFL_HOMEPAGE-TILE_377x160_03.jpg" data-orig-size="377,160" decoding="async" height="160" src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2025/02/10122550/250131_UFL_HOMEPAGE-TILE_377x160_03.jpg" width="377"/> </div><strong class="category"> University Faculty Lecture </strong><h3> A spotlight on rumors: Illuminating how influence and improvisation shape online conversations </h3><p>Join UW Professor Kate Starbird on Feb. 24 for a discussion about her work understanding online rumors, misinformation and disinformation.</p><p><a class="uw-btn btn-sm btn-none" href="https://www.washington.edu/facultystaff/awards/2025-university-faculty-lecture/?utm_source=uwhp&utm_medium=tile&utm_campaign=ufl">Event details</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="uw-charts"><div class="container"><div class="row"><h2 class="uw-fast-facts"><span>Fast Facts</span></h2><div class="col-md-4"><h3>Honors & awards</h3><img alt="8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize" src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2017/05/12131754/nobel-prize-2024.png"/></div><div class="col-md-4"><h3>Undergrad research</h3><img alt="8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research." src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2021/12/08130603/updated-research-fast-fact.png"/></div><div class="col-md-4"><h3>Rankings</h3><img alt="The UW was named the most innovative public university in the world by Reuters in 2019." src="https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2019/06/23153331/Infographics-UW-website-innovative-university-2019.png"/></div></div></div></div></main><div class="uw-footer" role="contentinfo"><a class="footer-wordmark" href="http://www.washington.edu">University of Washington</a> <a href="http://www.washington.edu/boundless/"><h3 class="be-boundless">Be boundless</h3></a> <h4>Connect with us:</h4><nav aria-label="social networking"><ul class="footer-social"><li><a class="facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/UofWA">Facebook</a></li><li><a class="twitter" href="http://twitter.com/UW">Twitter</a></li><li><a class="instagram" href="http://instagram.com/uofwa">Instagram</a></li><li><a class="youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/uwhuskies">YouTube</a></li><li><a class="linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-washington">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a class="pinterest" href="http://www.pinterest.com/uofwa/">Pinterest</a></li></ul></nav><nav aria-label="footer navigation"><ul class="footer-links"><li><a href="http://www.uw.edu/accessibility">Accessibility</a></li><li><a href="http://uw.edu/contact">Contact Us</a></li><li><a href="http://www.washington.edu/jobs">Jobs</a></li><li><a href="http://www.washington.edu/safety">Campus Safety</a></li><li><a href="http://my.uw.edu/">My UW</a></li><li><a href="http://www.washington.edu/rules/wac">Rules Docket</a></li><li><a href="http://www.washington.edu/online/privacy/">Privacy</a></li><li><a href="http://www.washington.edu/online/terms/">Terms</a></li><li><a href="http://www.washington.edu/newsletter/">Newsletter</a></li></ul></nav><p>© 2025 University of Washington | Seattle, WA</p></div></div></div><style id="core-block-supports-inline-css" type="text/css">/*** Core styles: block-supports*/</style><script id="gtm4wp-form-move-tracker-js" src="//www.washington.edu/static/home/wp-content/plugins/duracelltomi-google-tag-manager/js/gtm4wp-form-move-tracker.js?5d6af5a" type="text/javascript"></script><script id="uw-home-event-tracking-js" src="//www.washington.edu/static/home/wp-content/themes/boundless/js/homepage-event-tracking.js?5d6af5a" type="text/javascript"></script></body></html>