1/ We need fewer journalists (imo) just covering examples or acts of disinformation online. We know it's there. There are two areas to really dig into:

(a) to really deeply spend time with conspiracy theorists to understand how they form and work in ways that are genuinely human

rather than utterly dismissive. Dismiss the beliefs, sure, but don't dismiss the very human reasons people are drawn into conspiracy theories. And there's still far, far too much writing that doesn't move past being simply bewildered about the beliefs they have.

(b) there are actual organisational for-profit entities supplying online manipulation. They will have personnel, bank accounts, pitch decks. They will be hiring people. They will have clients, and case studies. Journalists really, really need to dig into that.