Raw milk has always carried the risk of serious illness, and this risk has only risen with bird flu spreading across dairy farms in the US.
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Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.
How can fake news be managed without government overreach? Under the draft bill, platforms continue to be responsible for the content on their services – not governments.
Generative AIs may make up information they serve you, meaning they may potentially spread science misinformation. Here’s how to check the accuracy of what you read in an AI-enhanced media landscape.
The intersection of content management, misinformation, aggregated data about human behavior and crowdsourcing shows how fragile Twitter is and what would be lost with the platform’s demise.
A wealth of research on social media shows that COVID-19 misinformation is damaging to public health.
The spread of misinformation in many pandemics, including the smallpox and 1918 influenza outbreaks, have undermined efforts to contain infections and prevent deaths.
Tech giants such as Spotify like to claim they are platforms, not publishers, and aren’t editorially responsible for the content they host. But with COVID threatening lives, they have to do better.
Skeptics may make demands for absolute certainty to undermine science and delay action. Critiques may not be in the interest of advancing science and public health, but by someone with an agenda.
Not knowing how many posts people see on social media overall or where specific types of content get concentrated is keeping researchers in the dark about misinformation.
Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others all had their own cures for the Spanish flu. But some of these may have made things worse.
A social psychologist explains how to avoid being misled, and how to prevent yourself – and others – from spreading inaccurate information.
A national coalition of scientists, communicators and health experts is empowering Canadians to work together against online misinformation about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines with #ScienceUpFirst.
Tanya Plibersek’s corridor altercation with Craig Kelly was a political win for both of them. But ‘debates’ like this don’t really get us anywhere. Here’s how to engage more constructively.
Perhaps you’ve heard mRNA vaccines cause autoimmune disease, or connect you to the internet. Now the Pfizer vaccine has been approved in Australia, it’s important we iron out these misconceptions.
As fake news and propaganda increase, a worthwhile New Year’s resolution is getting out of the habit of spreading misinformation. And like any habit, becoming aware of triggers is the first step.
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University
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Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate lecturer, Australian National University
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Clinical Psychologist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Psychology Emerita, Middlebury
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Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Southern California
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David Schindler Professor of Aquatic Science, Trent University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Change of Freshwater Ecosystems, Trent University
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Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, Trent University
