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Articles on Misinformation
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At a time when it’s increasingly difficult to separate truth from falsehood, Wikipedia is an accessible tool for fact-checking and fighting misinformation.
Corporate rebranding is fundamental to the spread of metacapitalism which uses increasingly sophisticated technology to shape, exploit and profit from human interaction.
Using state resources to sue media for spreading fake news is not the answer, and sets a bad precedent.
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.
Transcripts and internal documents show how the industry shifted from leading research into fossil fuels’ effect on the climate to sowing doubt about science.
Academics are among the most trusted sources for news about climate change.
They’re calling for advice before using bleach or disinfectant. Or they’re calling to ask about side-effects after gargling, spraying or bathing in them. It’s a worry.
‘Racism and misogyny are part of it. They simultaneously spruik pseudoscience and anti-science agendas which have come to Australia from overseas,’ said one expert.
In Fiji, 95% of adults have received one jab and 80% are fully vaccinated. In PNG, however, less than 1% of the population is fully vaccinated – and the country is giving away its vaccines.
Nicki Minaj’s international anti-vaccine fiasco reveals the life-and-death stakes at the heart of normalizing a culture of fandom tribalism.
Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others all had their own cures for the Spanish flu. But some of these may have made things worse.
Ivermectin is the most recent example of a medication touted as a miracle drug for COVID-19 without solid medical evidence supporting its use.
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
We all have biases that impact what information we choose to accept and reject. But there are some ways we can train ourselves to become more discerning.
If we’re to avert a climate disaster, we must not underestimate the power of climate misinformation campaigns to undermine this week’s IPCC findings.
A terse piece of legislation from 1996 has been credited with creating the internet as we know it – and blamed for the flood of misinformation and other ills that have come with it.
The circulation of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine poses the danger of hampering the government’s efforts to control the pandemic.
Combating vaccine misinformation on social media requires blocking sources of misinformation – and giving researchers access to data about how misinformation spreads.
At this stage of the pandemic, when behavioural change is so key to vaccine take-up, the government ignores the views of the public at its peril.
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Associate professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, Stanford University
