Health information is increasingly being shared online, and often the borders between legitimate health expertise and pseudoscience aren’t clear.
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How do we distinguish between valuable information from legitimate health experts, and pseudoscientific nonsense from unscrupulous wellness influencers?
TikTok poses no more of a threat to democracy than other social media platforms.
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About 26 per cent of Canadians use TikTok. Regulating the app in Canada might be a better approach to avoiding external political influence.
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Rumours are out of control following the Kate Middleton photo controversy. It seems the royal family’s PR train is running off its rails.
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The Princess of Wales is caught in a social media storm after the release of a clearly edited photo. But image editing is increasingly common, and your phone can even do it without you knowing.
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Low tech or hi-tech, the next year will determine how much action nations take on election interference.
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The news page on Facebook will go, and with it, the flow of money to some Australian media outlets. But will the news content disappear too?
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It’s increasingly hard to tell which content online is fake. As malicious actors use generative AI to fuel disinformation, governments must regulate now before it’s too late.
Will war fatigue be a factor?
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Russia appears to have seized the battleground initiative as the Ukraine war marks its second anniversary – but the conflict is far from over.
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People who dive into misinformation are driven to satisfy an emotional need, according to our new research.
Some Republicans still believe the 2020 election was “stolen” from Donald Trump.
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Scientists estimate that for every 100,000 people targeted with specific political ads, several thousand can be persuaded.
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When we see false information circulating, we might move to debunk it. But prebunking lies and explaining manipulation techniques can work better.
A makeshift memorial for the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in August 2023.
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Will the Wagner Group under new leadership uphold the ruthless modus operandi that propelled it to the spotlight in Africa?
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Memes have featured in anti-vaccine messaging for centuries and their power to spread harmful health disinformation is growing.
Widespread damage to buildings near the Palestine Tower in Gaza City after bombing by Israeli forces.
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Viral bots are ‘tricking’ social media algorithms to get more coverage for disinformation.
Deepfakes pose a profound social threat, and education along with technology and legislation matters for containing and addressing this.
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Youth in a study went from being passive deepfake bystanders to developing a sense of responsibility and readiness to help prevent deepfakes’ spread.
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Most studies suggests that fake news is more likely to enhance existing beliefs and views rather than radically change voting intentions of those who are undecided.
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In an uncertain world our natural instinct is to seek out answers that reassure, even when they don’t make sense.
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We asked people why they shared misinformation and a lot of people do it with good intentions.
One form of regulating AI is watermarking its output – the equivalent of AI signing its work.
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There are many ideas about how to regulate AI, but not all of them are technologically feasible, and some of those that are won’t fly economically.
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COVID was a ‘gendered pandemic’, with women carrying very different burdens to men. A three-year New Zealand research project aimed to overcome the urge to forget, and provide lessons for the future.