Sumitra Badrinathan
assistant professor @AmericanU. working on countering misinformation in developing countries. @upenn.edu PhD in polisci & philly sports fan
📍washington, dc
sumitrabadrinathan.github.io
- stroll in ipanema this evening 🌴
- the brazilian consulate’s ‘verify you’re human’ quiz is absolutely killing me
- there is a LINE to enter trader joe’s this morning. this is so embarrassing for dc, i just want milk
- Reposted by Sumitra BadrinathanSustained, 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:
- 🆕 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- what the heck man
- 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 🥹
- 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...
- 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 😥
- hi polisci friends! 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/...
- incredible content from my phd granting institution
- 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 🥹
- 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...
- 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
- bryce harper is going to miss the 2026 baseball season due to worms 🪱
- 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...
- 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 🍁 🍂
- Teaching media literacy in schools an effective counter to misinformation 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
- america’s national pastime 🔥 love to see it
- Reposted by Sumitra BadrinathanHow 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
- 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!
- 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
