Facebook has introduced a user trustworthiness score – here’s why it should go further
Facebook users may be flagging news as fake just because they disagree with it.
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It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation too
Evidence shows that older adults are just as, if not more, likely than younger generations to believe misinformation.
Seven myths of the social media age
There are a lot of misconceptions about how social media is changing society. Here are some of the most important.
Richard Nixon’s authoritarian loathing of the media lives on in Donald Trump
The beleaguered new president is driving a wedge between his citizens and the media. Nixon would have been proud.
You’re probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think
We claim not to trust social media yet it seems to shape our political opinions.
How subtle forms of misinformation affect what we buy and how much we trust brands
Trust in brands may be eroded as awareness of misinformation increases according to new research.
Why urban legends are more powerful than ever
The internet is changing how urban legends are spread – and helping to create new ones.
Coronavirus and the Black Death: spread of misinformation and xenophobia shows we haven’t learned from our past
Misinformation and “fake news” was also widespread during the Black Death.
Four experts investigate how the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory began
Conspiracy theories about mobile phone technology have been circulating since the 1990s and the imagined potential of radio waves to remote control a population.
Steven Spielberg’s The Post is a timely reminder of the constitutional importance of a free press
The first amendment protecting press freedom is under unprecedented threat in the Trump era.
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