Tag: Misinformation
Prepare your social media for the election − 3 tips to...
Chelsea Butkowski, American University School of Communication
As the presidential election approaches, the race is ramping up – including...
War in Gaza: An ethicist explains why you shouldn’t turn to...
Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston
As the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, many on both sides have taken...
When authoritative sources hold onto bad data: A legal scholar explains...
Janet Freilich, Fordham University
In 2004, Hwang Woo-suk was celebrated for his breakthrough discovery creating cloned human embryos, and...
No, you’re not that good at detecting fake videos − 2...
Sam Wineburg, Stanford University and Michael Caulfield, University of Washington
Someone tracking the conflict raging in the Middle East...
It’s not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different...
Ruth Elisabeth Appel, Stanford University
Misinformation is a key global threat, but Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to...
Social media can in fact be made better: Research shows it...
Ian Anderson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Gizem Ceylan, Yale University, and Wendy Wood, USC Dornsife College of Letters,...
Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers
Yunkang Yang, Texas A&M University; Matthew Hindman, George Washington University, and Trevor Davis, Columbia University
How much misinformation is...
What the First Amendment really says – 4 basic principles of...
Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University
Elon Musk has claimed he believes in free speech no matter what. He calls it...