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Replacement Theory, a Fringe Belief Fueled Online, Is Refashioned by G.O.P. | The New York Times
by Nicholas Confessore and Karen Yourish
2 days ago
Inside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man with a history of antisemitic internet posts gunned down 11 worshipers,…
How a Tennessee Nurse Unwittingly Became the Face of an Anti-Vax Campaign | On The Media
by WNYC Studios
3 days ago
On this week’s show, we share an excerpt of a new podcast hosted by friend-of-the-show and NBC News reporter Brandy…
How to Spot—and Help Stop—Climate Misinformation | NRDC
by Courtney Lindwall
April 26, 2022
For the first time in its history, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has named the spread of climate…
How COVID’s deadly conspiracy theories cost one woman her life | NPR
by Geoff Brumfiel
April 25, 2022
Laurie's mother, Stephanie, 75, died of COVID-19 in December. "I don't believe she was supposed to die," Laurie says. "I…
In election misinformation fight, ‘2020 changed everything’ | AP News
by Amanda Seitz
April 25, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Beth Bowers grew up in the 1960s and 1970s with parents who marched in protests, wrote letters…
In a pandemic of medical misinformation, how do you deal with conspiracy believers? | The Guardian
by Donna Lu
April 19, 2022
Withholding judgment, appealing to critical thinking and restoring a sense of personal control are among techniques that may be helpful…
The fake-news kingpin of Brazil | Columbia Journalism Review
by Paula Ramón
April 13, 2022
In 2014, Allan dos Santos, a former seminarian from Rio de Janeiro, started a blog. He had given up his…
Use of social media for news doesn’t seem to increase false political beliefs among Mexicans, one study finds | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Hanaa' Tameez
April 5, 2022
In Mexico, social media isn’t the major driver of political misinformation as it’s popularly believed to be, according to a…
Misinformation is stopping renewable energy projects | NPR
by Julia Simon
March 28, 2022
A wind turbine is silhouetted against the sky at sunset near Ellsworth, Kansas. The 300-foot-tall turbine is among the 134…