Tag: Misinformation
Too many people think satirical news is real
R. Kelly Garrett, The Ohio State University; Robert Bond, The Ohio State University, and Shannon Poulsen, The Ohio State University
In July, the website Snopes...
Clean up your cyber-hygiene – 6 changes to make in the...
Elissa Redmiles, University of Maryland
Data breaches, widespread malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising were lowlights of digital life in 2018.
As technologies change, so does...
Threats remain to US voting system – and voters’ perceptions of...
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
As the 2018 midterms proceed, there are still significant risks to the integrity of the voting system –...
Why you stink at fact-checking
Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University
Here’s a quick quiz for you:
In the biblical story, what was Jonah swallowed by?
How many animals of each kind did Moses...
Market bubbles and sonic attacks: Mass hysterias will never go away
Barry Markovsky, University of South Carolina
Ancient and quaint seem the days of witch crazes, demon scares and tulip manias. Instances of mass hysteria may...
Rather than being free of values, good science is transparent about...
Kevin Elliott, Michigan State University
Scientists these days face a conundrum. As Americans are buffeted by accounts of fake news, alternative facts and deceptive social...
I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University
ExxonMobil’s deliberate attempts to sow doubt on the reality and urgency of climate change and their donations to front groups...
Is Google’s eagerness to answer questions promoting more falsehood online?
Thomas Maher, University of Arizona
When people have questions, they often ask Google. They expect high-quality, accurate answers. Late last year, it emerged that the...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
