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Covid-related misinformation videos spread primarily through Facebook, as its fact-checkers fail to spot false information, finds new Oxford study | Oxford Internet Institute
by Aleksi Knuutila, Aliaksandr Herasimenka, Hubert Au, Jonathan Bright, Rasmus Nielsen & Philip N. Howard
5 days ago
In a new study by the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford analysis shows that Covid related misinformation videos primarily…
Why COVID-19 misinformation spread faster than pandemic in early March | Phys.org
by Stefan Stevenson
5 days ago
In early March, when the true scope of the coronavirus pandemic was still widely unknown to the public, misinformation was…
YouTube’s Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories | WIRED
by Clive Thompson
6 days ago
In January 2019, YouTube began rolling out the system. That's when Mark Sargent noticed his flat-earth views take a nose…
Just like Australia, disinformation is thriving during the US fire crisis | The Guardian
by Jason Wilson
6 days ago
Disinformation successfully obscured the real causes of Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season. Now the same thing is happening around me, as…
COVID-19 Conspiracies: Making Sense of a Global Pandemic | Psychology Today
by Shauna Bowes
September 21, 2020
In 2020, the world found itself in a precarious position unlike any other in the modern era. The novel coronavirus…
Social media disinformation on US west coast blazes ‘spreading faster than fire’ | The Guardian
by Jason Wilson
September 15, 2020
Photojournalist Nathan Howard was on assignment for a picture agency south-east of the fire-menaced foothill town of Estacada, Oregon, on…
Teaching children digital literacy skills helps them navigate and respond to misinformation | The Conversation
by Jaigris Hodson
September 14, 2020
As we all head back to school during a global pandemic, it’s a good time to ask whether students are…
US Wildfire Misinformation Mirrors What Happened in Australia | Gizmodo
by Ketan Joshi
September 14, 2020
Climate-intensified wildfires that changed the lived reality of a large majority of Australians in horrific and unforgettable ways triggered an…
Facebook won’t stop Facebook from spreading lies about the election | Vox
by Peter Kafka
September 7, 2020
Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. This fall’s election promises to be chaotic,…