As elections approach – and even after they’re done – there’s a lot of confusing, and deliberately misleading, information out there. Learn how to protect yourself.
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Researchers identified a connection between low levels of media literacy and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in people who consume their news via social media.
Fact-checking risks oversimplifying and distorting Americans’ political conflicts, while not actually helping people find ways to work together productively.
Disinformation is being privatized around the world. This new industry is built on a dangerous combination of cheap labor, high-tech algorithms and emotional national narratives.
A social psychologist explains how to avoid being misled, and how to prevent yourself – and others – from spreading inaccurate information.
Schools are back, but NCEA level 1 media studies soon won’t be — at a time when media literacy is more vital than ever.
Social media censorship in the US fails to tackle the rising trend of ‘disinformation-for-hire’ cyber troops.
Every election triggers distress for some people. Here are some ways to possibly cope.
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Adjunct Instructor in Cybersecurity, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee
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PhD Candidate in Social Data Science, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Journalism and Digital Audiences, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Social Science, New Mexico Tech
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Assistant Professor of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University
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Professor of Communication, University of California, Davis
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