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Focus Tag: Disinformation
Aging and fake news: It’s not the story you think it is | ScienceDaily
by Science Daily
May 4, 2022
Not being able to distinguish fake news from real news can have serious consequences for a person's physical, emotional and…
How can we stop fake election news spreading in migrant communities? | The Conversation
by Wilfred Yang Wang
May 3, 2022
Concerns about fake news and misinformation spreading on social media among Chinese communities are once again emerging, as they were…
In Homeland Security, Partisan Fight Breaks Out Over Disinformation Board | The New York Times
by Steven Lee Myers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
May 3, 2022
Nina Jankowicz’s new book, “How to Be a Woman Online,” chronicles the vitriol she and other women have faced from…
The tempest over DHS’s Disinformation Governance Board | The Washington Post
by Aaron Blake
May 2, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security’s creation of a Disinformation Governance Board has set off a backlash on the right —…
Disinformation for Dummies | The Wall Street Journal
by The Editorial Board
May 2, 2022
We realize public schools don’t teach the classics any more, but has no one in the Biden Administration read George…
Opinion: Barack Obama’s smart way to change the disinformation debate | The Washington Post
by Editorial Board
May 2, 2022
Barack Obama may have done too little when he was president to counter Russia’s subversion of our democracy on social media.…
Ukraine’s Digital Battle With Russia Isn’t Going as Expected | WIRED
by Justin Ling
April 29, 2022
WHEN RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin launched his full invasion of Ukraine in February, the world expected Moscow’s cyber and information operations…
Mapping Disinformation in Africa | Africa Center for Strategic Studies
by Africa Center for Strategic Studies
April 29, 2022
Russia has pioneered a model of disinformation to gain political influence in Africa that is now being replicated by other…
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…