Lam Thuy Vo
@lamthuyvo.bsky.social
Reporter who tinkers with data Documented NY
Teach: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Past: The Markup, BuzzFeed News, WSJ, NPR, Al Jazeera America
lam.vo@documentedny.com
lamthuyvo.com
Teach: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Past: The Markup, BuzzFeed News, WSJ, NPR, Al Jazeera America
lam.vo@documentedny.com
lamthuyvo.com
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Are you a journalist covering AI?
Join @lamthuyvo.bsky.social & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social in AI Spotlight Series Intensive Track, in partnership with @africacheck.org.
Our coaches will help you better understand technical AI concepts, and more!
Less than 10 days left to apply!
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Join @lamthuyvo.bsky.social & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social in AI Spotlight Series Intensive Track, in partnership with @africacheck.org.
Our coaches will help you better understand technical AI concepts, and more!
Less than 10 days left to apply!
👉 bit.ly/4qO0ObU
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Are you a journalist covering AI?
Join @lamthuyvo.bsky.social & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social in AI Spotlight Series Intensive Track, in partnership with @africacheck.org.
Our coaches will help you better understand technical AI concepts, and more!
Less than 10 days left to apply!
👉 bit.ly/4qO0ObU
Join @lamthuyvo.bsky.social & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social in AI Spotlight Series Intensive Track, in partnership with @africacheck.org.
Our coaches will help you better understand technical AI concepts, and more!
Less than 10 days left to apply!
👉 bit.ly/4qO0ObU
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Today at #GIJC25, we are launching the AI Spotlight Series open curriculum!
Explore on-demand training modules designed to strengthen AI accountability reporting.
Learn with @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/AISpotSosc
Explore on-demand training modules designed to strengthen AI accountability reporting.
Learn with @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/AISpotSosc
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Today at #GIJC25, we are launching the AI Spotlight Series open curriculum!
Explore on-demand training modules designed to strengthen AI accountability reporting.
Learn with @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/AISpotSosc
Explore on-demand training modules designed to strengthen AI accountability reporting.
Learn with @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/AISpotSosc
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🔔 Join us for a discussion with immigration journalists about reporting truth and protecting communities, ft. @maritzafelix.bsky.social, @arelisrhdz.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @joseiswriting.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.
🗓️ Dec. 5, 2 pm ET
RSVP: freedom.press/immigration-...
🗓️ Dec. 5, 2 pm ET
RSVP: freedom.press/immigration-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🔔 Join us for a discussion with immigration journalists about reporting truth and protecting communities, ft. @maritzafelix.bsky.social, @arelisrhdz.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @joseiswriting.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.
🗓️ Dec. 5, 2 pm ET
RSVP: freedom.press/immigration-...
🗓️ Dec. 5, 2 pm ET
RSVP: freedom.press/immigration-...
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RJI Fellows Nicole Lewis and @lamthuyvo.bsky.social are developing a theory of change for journalists and they want to hear from you. rjionline.org/news/why-jou...
Why journalists need a theory of change
A simple framework to help us decide how to put our limited resources to use.
rjionline.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
RJI Fellows Nicole Lewis and @lamthuyvo.bsky.social are developing a theory of change for journalists and they want to hear from you. rjionline.org/news/why-jou...
Hi 👋! I’ll be speaking at the #AAJA25 convention in Seattle, WA! Holler if you'll be there and lets grab some pho 🍲
Registration — #AAJA25
aaja25.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hi 👋! I’ll be speaking at the #AAJA25 convention in Seattle, WA! Holler if you'll be there and lets grab some pho 🍲
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When Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên agreed to do a commercial for a supplement called Joint Bonus that helps people with joint aches, she didn’t think much of it. Then imposters stole the footage to market a fake product. By @lamthuyvo.bsky.social for @documentedny.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/vfc050825en
tinyurl.com/vfc050825en
A Vietnamese pop icon made an ad for supplements. Then imposters stole the footage to market a fake product.
Documented spoke to the Vietnamese popstar Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên to find out how scammers misappropriated her image to market their products.
tinyurl.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên agreed to do a commercial for a supplement called Joint Bonus that helps people with joint aches, she didn’t think much of it. Then imposters stole the footage to market a fake product. By @lamthuyvo.bsky.social for @documentedny.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/vfc050825en
tinyurl.com/vfc050825en
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Last week we welcomed AAJA-Innovator Award winner @lamthuyvo.bsky.social to campus. She spoke with our students about how to effectively report on AI as well as create reporting practices for building communities around service-oriented journalism.
May 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Last week we welcomed AAJA-Innovator Award winner @lamthuyvo.bsky.social to campus. She spoke with our students about how to effectively report on AI as well as create reporting practices for building communities around service-oriented journalism.
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Excellent panel on effective approaches to impact #ijf25 @journalismfestival.com
@lamthuyvo.bsky.social of Documented says their main audience is immigrant communities in NYC. They do "listening"/needs assessments, service journalism alongside investigations, even printing materials to distribute
@lamthuyvo.bsky.social of Documented says their main audience is immigrant communities in NYC. They do "listening"/needs assessments, service journalism alongside investigations, even printing materials to distribute
April 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Excellent panel on effective approaches to impact #ijf25 @journalismfestival.com
@lamthuyvo.bsky.social of Documented says their main audience is immigrant communities in NYC. They do "listening"/needs assessments, service journalism alongside investigations, even printing materials to distribute
@lamthuyvo.bsky.social of Documented says their main audience is immigrant communities in NYC. They do "listening"/needs assessments, service journalism alongside investigations, even printing materials to distribute
Are you about to travel? Are you worried about your social media history? Or otherwise wondering how to secure your devices? Lock down your data with this guide!
Featuring advice from @eff.org @legalaidnyc.bsky.social and immigration lawyer Ginny Nunez.
documentedny.com/2025/03/31/d...
Featuring advice from @eff.org @legalaidnyc.bsky.social and immigration lawyer Ginny Nunez.
documentedny.com/2025/03/31/d...
How to Protect Your Data at the Border and Beyond - Documented
Easy steps to clean up your social media accounts and data on your devices
documentedny.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Are you about to travel? Are you worried about your social media history? Or otherwise wondering how to secure your devices? Lock down your data with this guide!
Featuring advice from @eff.org @legalaidnyc.bsky.social and immigration lawyer Ginny Nunez.
documentedny.com/2025/03/31/d...
Featuring advice from @eff.org @legalaidnyc.bsky.social and immigration lawyer Ginny Nunez.
documentedny.com/2025/03/31/d...
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NEW: This one is a doozy—@wired.com's deep dive into the first six weeks of DOGE razing the US government. WIRED spoke with more than 150 sources across more than 20 agencies to get this story. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
NEW: This one is a doozy—@wired.com's deep dive into the first six weeks of DOGE razing the US government. WIRED spoke with more than 150 sources across more than 20 agencies to get this story. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Many immigrant kids told me they worried about the content that targets their parents.
For @documentedny.bsky.social and @vietfactcheck.org, I looked into one scheme that sells questionable supplements to Vietnamese folks using fake websites and videos of pop stars:
documentedny.com/2025/02/27/p...
For @documentedny.bsky.social and @vietfactcheck.org, I looked into one scheme that sells questionable supplements to Vietnamese folks using fake websites and videos of pop stars:
documentedny.com/2025/02/27/p...
Popstars and Fake Doctors: This is the Medical Misinformation Thriving on YouTube - Documented
Vietnamese elders lose thousands of dollars to overpriced and useless supplements sold on social media. Documented looked at the methods online sellers use to lure them in.
documentedny.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Many immigrant kids told me they worried about the content that targets their parents.
For @documentedny.bsky.social and @vietfactcheck.org, I looked into one scheme that sells questionable supplements to Vietnamese folks using fake websites and videos of pop stars:
documentedny.com/2025/02/27/p...
For @documentedny.bsky.social and @vietfactcheck.org, I looked into one scheme that sells questionable supplements to Vietnamese folks using fake websites and videos of pop stars:
documentedny.com/2025/02/27/p...
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Our tipsheet on identifying misinformation on the internet has been translated into Haitian Creole, Spanish, Chinese, Bangla, Khmer and Vietnamese!
See below for translated tipsheets, created by our @lamthuyvo.bsky.social.
See below for translated tipsheets, created by our @lamthuyvo.bsky.social.
Over the past year, we’ve been covering how misinformation spreads to migrants on TikTok, and what people can do to better spot and combat false and misleading info when they see it.
Here’s some of the stories we’ve covered (🧵1/9):
Here’s some of the stories we’ve covered (🧵1/9):
February 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Our tipsheet on identifying misinformation on the internet has been translated into Haitian Creole, Spanish, Chinese, Bangla, Khmer and Vietnamese!
See below for translated tipsheets, created by our @lamthuyvo.bsky.social.
See below for translated tipsheets, created by our @lamthuyvo.bsky.social.
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Over the past year, we’ve been covering how misinformation spreads to migrants on TikTok, and what people can do to better spot and combat false and misleading info when they see it.
Here’s some of the stories we’ve covered (🧵1/9):
Here’s some of the stories we’ve covered (🧵1/9):
February 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Over the past year, we’ve been covering how misinformation spreads to migrants on TikTok, and what people can do to better spot and combat false and misleading info when they see it.
Here’s some of the stories we’ve covered (🧵1/9):
Here’s some of the stories we’ve covered (🧵1/9):
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Today's story at @gijn.org: a how-to explainer on a Documented investigation into the spread of TikTok misinformation among the immigrant community in New York. @lamthuyvo.bsky.social details how her team compiled, translated, and analyzed hundreds of videos from the social media platform.
Misinformation on TikTok: How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos in Different Languages
For an investigation into misinformation on TikTok, the Documented team developed helpful methodologies for using AI to transcribe and analyze large amounts of downloaded videos.
gijn.org
January 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today's story at @gijn.org: a how-to explainer on a Documented investigation into the spread of TikTok misinformation among the immigrant community in New York. @lamthuyvo.bsky.social details how her team compiled, translated, and analyzed hundreds of videos from the social media platform.
I've long wanted to make it easier for folks to examine mis- and disinformation, especially in other languages. We're open sourcing our code for an investigation we did into migrant influencers: documentedny.com/2025/01/07/t...
cc @benwelsh.bsky.social, one of the OG open sourcers!
cc @benwelsh.bsky.social, one of the OG open sourcers!
How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos for Misinformation
Documented used a mix of AI and machine learning to sift through TikTok's vast digital platform. We share our methodology here, hoping it will be valuable to others.
documentedny.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I've long wanted to make it easier for folks to examine mis- and disinformation, especially in other languages. We're open sourcing our code for an investigation we did into migrant influencers: documentedny.com/2025/01/07/t...
cc @benwelsh.bsky.social, one of the OG open sourcers!
cc @benwelsh.bsky.social, one of the OG open sourcers!
Migrants told Documented that they rely heavily on TikTok to navigate immigration issues. We took a look at some of the most popular accounts.
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@lamthuyvo.bsky.social
@rojeda.bsky.social
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@rojeda.bsky.social
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Here Are The TikTok Accounts Targeting Migrants - Documented
Migrants told Documented that they rely heavily on TikTok to navigate immigration issues. We took a look at some of the most popular accounts.
documentedny.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Migrants told Documented that they rely heavily on TikTok to navigate immigration issues. We took a look at some of the most popular accounts.
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@lamthuyvo.bsky.social
@rojeda.bsky.social
documentedny.com/2024/12/20/t...
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@lamthuyvo.bsky.social
@rojeda.bsky.social
documentedny.com/2024/12/20/t...
Excited for this @documentedny.bsky.social news! documentedny.com/2024/12/17/d...
$2 Million Gift to Documented to Train US Newsrooms in Community Journalism - Documented
A new initiative supported by the Knight Foundation will enable Documented to build national capacity at a critical moment.
documentedny.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Excited for this @documentedny.bsky.social news! documentedny.com/2024/12/17/d...