A Rutgers-led study finds that online misinformation, or "fake news," lowers people's trust in mainstream media across party lines. The researchers defined fake news as fabricated information that looks like news content ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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When it comes to business, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is undeniably a visionary.
Internet
Sep 28, 2017
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Ever wonder why so many people like certain Facebook pages, no matter how boring or badly updated they are? They could well be the subject of "like farming", the process of artificially inflating the number of Facebook page ...
Internet
May 12, 2016
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The fight against fake news is not just being waged by Google, Facebook and big media companies.
Internet
Feb 6, 2017
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Hey, did my congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped?
Other
Jul 2, 2018
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An April 2018 survey by the Pew Research Centre has found that fewer people believe that "the Internet has been mostly a good thing for society" as compared to four years ago. This worsening perspective on the social benefits ...
Internet
Jul 3, 2018
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The U.K. government should increase oversight of social media like Facebook and election campaigns to protect democracy in the digital age, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a scathing report on fake news, data ...
Internet
Jul 28, 2018
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In an era of concern over "fake news," a new study finds that people draw a distinction between information sources that are dishonest and those that are biased.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2019
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Have you heard the one about the guy who went on holiday to Bolivia? You know, he went on a night out and randomly woke up in an ice-filled bathtub after someone had removed his kidney and harvested it for sale.
Social Sciences
May 16, 2017
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As people increasingly social distance themselves to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, social media is an appealing way to stay in contact with friends, family and colleagues. But it can also be a source of misinformation ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2020
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