Russia's invasion of Ukraine kicked up a maelstrom of misinformation—some produced by strategic Russian propaganda campaigns, and some by anonymous websites or nefarious think tanks.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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In acute crisis situations, social media can play a crucial role in rapidly disseminating vital information. But there is also a risk that false or outdated facts are spread, causing unwarranted fear or panic. In a new study, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2022
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New Cornell University research finds journalistic fact checks are a more effective counter to COVID-19 misinformation than the false news tags commonly used by social media outlets.
Other
Feb 16, 2022
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It's widely believed that this is the age of misinformation, of alternative facts, and of conspiracy theories gone mainstream, from QAnon to anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown movements.
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2022
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Social media has supercharged the spread of information—and misinformation, which presents significant challenges when trying to distinguish between fact and fiction on social media platforms like Twitter.
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2022
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Clear communication with the public about COVID-19 vaccines is important because vaccination remains the best way to prevent the spread of the virus, according to Texas A&M University crisis communications expert Timothy ...
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2021
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A study by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that as the type of COVID-19 misinformation rectified by Singapore's mainstream news media evolved over the course of the pandemic, the role ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2021
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The COVID-19 global pandemic has been accompanied by misinformation about the virus, its origins and how it spreads.
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2021
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Siberian jays are group living birds within the corvid family that employ a wide repertoire of calls to warn each other of predators. Sporadically, however, birds use one of these calls to trick their neighboring conspecifics ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2021
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Stopping the spread of political misinformation on social media may seem like an impossible task. But a new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds that most people who share false news stories online do so unintentionally, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2021
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