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A BBC team tracking coronavirus misinformation has found links to assaults, arsons and deaths. And experts say the potential for indirect harm caused by rumours, conspiracy theories and bad health […]
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Two years ago, a video of former president Barack Obama calling President Donald Trump a ātotal and complete dipshitā was uploaded to YouTube. As the shock of his comments sunk […]
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The three former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgiaālong beset by ethnic and regional tensionsānow face a new and growing threat: the steady stream of propaganda related to how […]
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Though it seems like a new phrase blaring from President Trumpās Twitter megaphone and the news coverage that follows, the disinformation-meets-conspiracy theory cocktail known as āObamagateā has origins that date […]
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On this episode ofĀ Social Distance,Ā James Hamblin and Katherine Wells talk with Adrienne LaFrance, the executive editor ofĀ The Atlantic, who wroteĀ the June cover story, about the QAnon conspiracy theory, as part […]
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00:57 The epidemiology of misinformation As the pandemic spreads, so does a tidal wave of misinformation and conspiracy theories. We discuss how researchers’ are tracking the spread of questionable content, […]
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A video laden with falsehoods about Covid-19 emerged on Facebook last week, and has now been viewed many millions of times. The company has taken steps to minimize the videoās […]
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wdm-post-content wdm-post-grid How do you cover a conspiracy theory? Journalists who write about misinformation know that the trick is to debunk the falsehoods without amplifying them or generating any suggestion […]
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the big social platforms have generally been quicker than usual to intervene in the spread of misinformation. Weāve seen Facebook, Google, and Twitter add various […]
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Writing inĀ The AtlanticĀ late last month, the political scientists Joseph E. Uscinski and Adam M. Enders observed that the coronavirus has created an environment dangerously conducive to conspiracy theories. āWe have […]