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Beyond Disinformation In this essay series from Items, the SSRCâs digital forum, researchers explore how a stronger understanding of authenticity and realigning our focus beyond disinformation might lead to more […]
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After Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen collapsed during a Euro Cup match June 12, misinformation about the 29-year-oldâs Covid-19 vaccination status is circulating. The game, a Group B opener between Denmark and […]
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A sprawling online network tied to Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has become a potent platform for disinformation in the United States, attacking the safety of coronavirus vaccines, promoting false election-fraud claims […]
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This field guide looks at social media that works on different âlogicsâ than do Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. It features communities that have tried consciously to use different models than […]
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Thereâs a decent chance youâve had at least one of these rumors, all false, relayed to you as fact recently: that President Biden plans to force Americans to eat less meat; […]
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Combating misinformation online is an ongoing challenge for big tech, and itâs especially difficult when itâs on a discussion board with millions of people during a pandemic. One such place […]
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Twitch is finally coming to terms with its responsibility as a king-making microcelebrity machine, not just a service or a platform. Today, the Amazon-owned company announced a formal and public […]
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According to the Washington Post, Donald Trump made 30, 573 âfalse or misleading claimsâ as president. During Trumpâs four years in office, lying became normalized as an integral part of […]
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In 2016, during the third Global Fact conference in Argentine capital Buenos Aires, the worldâs fact-checkers decided to name April 2 as the International Fact-Checking Day to raise awareness of […]
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Itâs convenient and comforting to think of conspiracy theorists as isolated loners. Thereâs an element of deviance to such theorizing, by definition, so it seems appropriate to view adherents as […]