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“Facebook has taken over”: How residents find local info when local newspapers aren’t doing the job | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Laura Hazard Owen
June 22, 2022
The decline of local newspapers isn’t just a problem in the U.S.: A new report looks at how residents of…
How science helps fuel a culture of misinformation | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Joelle Renstrom
June 14, 2022
On November 8, 2021, the American Heart Association journal Circulation published a 300-word abstract of a research paper warning that…
Measuring the effect of Facebook’s downranking interventions against groups and websites that repeatedly share misinformation | HKS Misinformation Review
by Emmanuel M. Vincent, Héloïse Théro, and Shaden Shabayek
June 14, 2022
Facebook has claimed to fight misinformation notably by reducing the virality of posts shared by “repeat offender” websites. The platform…
‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting | AP News
by David Klepper and Ali Swenson
May 26, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — By now it’s as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves…
The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier | The New York Times
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff
May 25, 2022
The mother of four brought her children, ranging in age from grade school to high school, to the doctor’s office…
More tech regulation seen less favorably in U.S. than it was in 2021 | Pew Research Center
by Emily A. Vogels
May 25, 2022
A declining share of Americans favor more government regulation of major technology companies, according to a new Pew Research Center…
How DHS’s disinformation board fell victim to misinformation | NPR
by Shannon Bond
May 24, 2022
Three weeks: That's how long it took for the Department of Homeland Security to go from announcing a board intended…
Twitter announces crisis misinformation policy in Ukraine | Protocol
by Issie Lapowsky
May 20, 2022
Twitter will begin taking action against misinformation in crisis situations, the company said Thursday. The new policy will be immediately…
Student podcast contest winners take on fake news and misinformation | NPR
by Cory Turner and Eda Uzunlar
May 17, 2022
The town of Rockwall, Texas, has a few claims to fame: Bonafide Betties Pie Company, where "thick pies save lives";…