As the pandemic rages in Cuba, many on the island have been finding it difficult to afford basic goods. Hundreds…
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Fake news in Veles, North Macedonia | The Washington Post
by Kenneth Dickerman
4 days ago
Photographer Jonas Bendiksen’s newest book, ”The Book of Veles” (Gost, 2021), raises some really tough questions. At its most basic…
Opinion: The Unvaccinated May Not Be Who You Think | The New York Times
by Zeynep Tufecki
4 days ago
Back when a viral pandemic killing millions around the world was just the plot of a scary movie, the film…
“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself | Ars Technica
by Ax Sharma
4 days ago
For two years, he ran websites and Facebook groups that spread bogus stories, conspiracy theories, and propaganda. Under him was…
Anti-Vax Bias Is Partly a Failure of Science Communication | Psychology Today Canada
by E. Paul Zehr
4 days ago
There is a big difference between impossible and improbable and between truth and lies. The importance of these differences is…
Opportunity: CIP invites applications for 2 UW postdoctoral scholar positions | Center for an Informed Public
by Center for an Informed Public
7 days ago
The University of Washington Center for an Informed Public (CIP) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to work on a…
Vaccines, Misinformation, And Pregnancy | NPR
by NPR
7 days ago
The CDC is amping up its plea for pregnant people to get vaccinated. Vaccination rates for pregnant people are far…
YouTube’s stronger election misinformation policies had a spillover effect on Twitter and Facebook, researchers say. | The New York Times
by Davey Alba
7 days ago
YouTube’s stricter policies against election misinformation was followed by sharp drops in the prevalence of false and misleading videos on…
Researchers win grant to combat misinformation | WSU Insider
by WSU Insider
7 days ago
Washington State University researcher Porismita Borah is part of a project to study the most effective methods of combating misinformation…
Covid-19 vaccine misinformation and narratives surrounding Black communities on social media | First Draft
by Kaylin Dodson, Jacquelyn Mason, and Rory Smith
7 days ago
Over 75 per cent of US adults have received at least one Covid-19 vaccination. Yet vaccination rates vary widely across…