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Most in US fear Ukraine war misinformation: AP-NORC poll | AP News
by Amanda Seitz and Hannah Fingerhut
April 29, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of U.S. adults say misinformation around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a major problem, and…
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens | The New Yorker
by Ronan Farrow
April 21, 2022
The parliament of Catalonia, the autonomous region in Spain, sits on the edge of Barcelona’s Old City, in the remains…
There are good reasons why Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter | Vox
by Shirin Ghaffary
April 15, 2022
Twitter may not be a great business, but it can buy you power and influence. Uncovering and explaining how our…
Who is afraid of fake news? Modeling risk perceptions of misinformation in 142 countries | HKS Misinformation Review
by Aleksi Knuutila, Lisa-Maria Neudert, and Philip N. Howard
April 12, 2022
Using survey data from 154,195 respondents in 142 countries, we investigate internet user perceptions of the risks associated with being exposed to misinformation. We find that: 1)…
The Unsung Force Digging Through Misinformation | CNET
by Oscar Gonzalez
April 8, 2022
Tell someone that talk show host Ellen Degeneres is under house arrest for child trafficking, an actual false rumor that…
America’s internet is splitting along party lines | Axios
by Sara Fischer and Scott Rosenberg
April 6, 2022
New investments flooding partisan media platforms are starting to restructure America's internet business around the nation's deepening political divide. Why…
Russia’s Diabolical New Approach to Spreading Misinformation | Slate
by Andrew Moshirnia
April 1, 2022
The war against truth has entered its most diabolical phase: false flag fact-checking. For several years, propaganda wings have simply masqueraded…
Can news help? New evidence on the links between news use and misinformation | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
April 1, 2022
News, at its best, helps people become more informed and thus potentially more resilient to misinformation, propaganda, and other attempts to lead…
Ofcom: One in three internet users can’t spot fake accounts or content | Daily Mail Online
by Jonathan Chadwick
March 30, 2022
Many people believe they can easily spot fake news online, but a new report suggests we may not be as…