Information warfare abounds, and everyone online has been drafted whether they know it or not.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2023
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Melting of glaciers, rising sea levels, extreme heat waves: the consequences of climate change are more visible than ever, and the scientific community has confirmed that humans are responsible. Yet studies show that a third ...
Environment
Nov 30, 2023
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Misinformation is debated everywhere and has justifiably sparked concerns. It can polarize the public, reduce health-protective behaviors such as mask wearing and vaccination, and erode trust in science. Much of misinformation ...
Political science
Nov 21, 2023
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Before and after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Russia's Internet Research Agency purchased tens of thousands of Facebook ads in an effort to stoke division among Americans. Their effect on the election is hard to quantify. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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When the Biden administration announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Nov. 4 for businesses with 100 or more employees, protests erupted in cities across the U.S.
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2022
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Donald Trump derided any critical news coverage as "fake news" and his unwillingness to concede the 2020 presidential election eventually led to the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by McGill University and the Massachusetts ...
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2022
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Members of the Network Contagion Lab at Rutgers University-New Brunswick (NC Lab) have found evidence of a sharp rise and evolving patterns of hate speech directed toward the Hindu community across numerous social media platforms, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2022
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Society recognizes that many politicians lie. In five new studies, researchers have examined how conservative and liberal Americans responded to media reports of politicians' falsehoods. Even accounting for partisan biases ...
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2022
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Disinformation, the practice of blending real and fake information with the goal of duping a government or influencing public opinion, has its origins in the Soviet Union. But disinformation is no longer the exclusive domain ...
Political science
Nov 15, 2021
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