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Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic from the beginning. Crucial to managing the pandemic is mitigating the effects of misinformation, which the World Health Organization dubbed an âinfodemic.â […]
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Twitter accounts run by machines are a major source of climate change disinformation that might drain support from policies to address rising temperatures. In the weeks surrounding former President Trumpâs […]
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Forgoing any appeals for healing or reflection, right-wing media organizations that spread former President Donald J. Trumpâs distortions about the 2020 election continued on Wednesday to push conspiracy theories about […]
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In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, Facebook said it was taking âemergencyâ measures to prevent people from using the platform to spread misinformation or coordinate violence. Among those […]
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The violent insurrection against the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, may prove to be a critical juncture in terms of how our media ecosystem treats disinformation and the individuals […]
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The proliferation of social media has allowed the antivaccine movement to become more influential than at any point in history. Earlier studies have demonstrated that social media platforms such as […]