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As protests against police brutality and systemic racism, sparked by the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, grip the nation, so too does […]
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The image would shock just about anyone: a fire so large that it seems to stretch halfway up the 550-foot-tall Washington Monument, and burning so bright that it dramatically illuminated […]
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The conflict narrative is a natural way to describe responses to disinformation. But is it the best way? Tim Hwang argues that the common battle narrative we use to frame our understanding of media manipulation threatens to thwart our response.
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In January, Facebook and Twitter published new policies for dealing with âdeepfakes,â or what the industry terms âsynthetic mediaâ â audiovisual clips created with the support of artificial intelligence (AI). These techniques are so […]
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A BBC team tracking coronavirus misinformation has found links to assaults, arsons and deaths. And experts say the potential for indirect harm caused by rumours, conspiracy theories and bad health […]
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There is an alternate universe of Covid-19 misinformation masquerading as science, which with the encouragement of Donald Trump, is proliferating among his supporters. Among the most ardent proponents of these […]
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After months of isolating from friends and family, it seems like most people are desperately hoping for a COVID-19 vaccine thatâll put an end to the pandemic. But in an […]
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The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the highlights of […]
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As I wrote this, a slickly edited conspiracy theory video called âPlandemicâ circulated on Facebook and YouTube, racking up millions of views before it was banned by both platforms. Made […]