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How to defend against fake news | Humanities@ASU
by Arizona State University
October 23, 2019
There's an insidious threat that seeks to divide the nation and undermine our faith in democracy — disinformation. Often called…
A. Brad Schwartz
October 16, 2019
A. Brad Schwartz is a Doctoral Candidate in American History at Princeton University and the author of Broadcast Hysteria: Orson…
How anti-vaxxers target grieving moms and turn them into crusaders against vaccines | NBC News
by Brandy Zadrozny and Aliza Nadi
September 24, 2019
Fifteen miles west of Minneapolis, a billboard looms over a field of tall grass beside Highway 55. The sign features…
Deepfakes and Cheap Fakes | Data & Society
by Britt Paris and Joan Donovan
September 18, 2019
In Deepfakes and Cheap Fakes, Data & Society Affiliates Britt Paris and Joan Donovan trace decades of audiovisual (AV) manipulation…
How to be a human lie detector of fake news | CNN
by David Robson
September 16, 2019
In an essay on political lying in the early 18th century, the writer Jonathan Swift noted that "Falsehood flies and…
Fighting Digital Disinformation: The University’s Role | Knight Foundation
by Thomas J. Leblanc
September 12, 2019
On July 22, 2019, Knight made a $50 million investment to develop a new field of research around technology’s impact on democracy,…
Claire Wardle
February 11, 2019