AI is making disinformation harder to spot—but we've found a new way to catch it
Do you ever see comments on social media that seem way off-topic but still manage to wrench the discussion around to divisive political debate?
Do you ever see comments on social media that seem way off-topic but still manage to wrench the discussion around to divisive political debate?
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2026
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As food insecurity persists across high-income countries, charitable organizations and food banks are playing an increasingly important role in helping households access food. A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...
Economics & Business
Aug 10, 2026
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had an almost immediate impact on global energy markets and the movement of food around the world. During the first year of the conflict, international crude oil and natural gas ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2026
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Republicans and Democrats, renters and homeowners, rich and poor—agree on at least one thing: Buying a home is harder today than it was for their parents. The latest UCI-OC Poll suggests that's just the beginning of the problem.
Economics & Business
Aug 7, 2026
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A research team led by Professor Hitoshi Yamamoto of Rissho University analyzed five years of longitudinal panel survey data collected between 2020 and 2024 and examined how vaccine-related conspiracy beliefs were associated ...
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2026
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New research from Rutgers University–Newark psychologist Kent Harber reveals a strong connection between conspiracy theories, antisemitic attitudes and hostility toward Israel.
Political science
Aug 5, 2026
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Most Americans favor nonviolent measures, such as temporary barricades, over violent measures, like the use of rubber bullets, by border enforcement officers toward undocumented migrants on the southern border, a UCL-led ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2026
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Climate change, land-use change and socioeconomic pressures are turning wildfires from a primarily ecological process into a complex, systemic risk that cuts across ecosystems, infrastructure, public health, water resources, ...
Political science
Jul 31, 2026
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Just 34% of people arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during President Donald Trump's second term have a criminal conviction, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National ...
Political science
Jul 31, 2026
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A James Cook University study is challenging the belief that the greatest cost of going to court is losing a case, arguing the legal process itself can leave lasting psychological scars.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2026
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