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As the coronavirus pandemic heightens nerves, disinformation—defined as information being spread with the intention to mislead–has found fertile ground. In the United States, text messages encouraged people to stock up […]
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Besides viruses, what else is terribly contagious? Lies, of course. As the coronavirus pandemic engulfs the world, disinformation associated with the virus has taken on many forms. Whether it’s your […]
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WikiCred supports research, software projects and Wikimedia events that explore information reliability and credibility. WikiCred also plans and supports small-production, high-scale initiatives in North America that focus on improving and […]
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Welcome to First Draft’s resource hub for reporting on coronavirus. We have created and collected guidance to support accurate and responsible reporting on coronavirus, which will be regularly updated with new […]
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“If you’re not going to give me information,” one of my students said during class, “I’m going to take what I have and run with it. Even if something is […]
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The NHS is launching a new initiative to fight coronavirus misinformation, a day after the government announced its own DCMS-led counter-disinformation unit, as conspiracy theories continue to spread on social […]
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Russia’s trolling specialists have evolved their disinformation and agitation techniques to become subtler and tougher to track, according to new research unveiled on Thursday. A cache of Instagram posts captured […]
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An outbreak of coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China, and spread globally has caused nearly 3,000 deaths worldwide. BuzzFeed News has a running list of falsehoods and unverified information following […]
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Disinformation campaigns are not an abstract worry for North Carolina voters. Last week, the Winston-Salem Journal reported on a fake news page posing as local journalism. After WRAL and McClatchy […]