Misinformation and propaganda are not new, but they are prevalent in a more digital world. News swiftly comes across smartphone screens, and people consume so much information on social media daily.

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“What do you do for work?” is one of the most common small-talk questions in American life. As someone who’s spent years studying misinformation—and even wrote a book about it—I’ve had plenty of ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have identified who is most susceptible to online misinformation and why. Their meta-analysis reveals surprising patterns in how ...

Concerns about inaccurate claims related to science and scientific findings have been prominent in social discourse in the United States long before the present day, but recent concerns about an ...

Dealing with misinformation and disinformation, particularly in political debate, is something that has perplexed governments around the world. How do we make sure people are not being misled – ...

As recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene continue across the southeastern U.S., federal and state officials have warned that misinformation and conspiracy theories are hindering efforts to provide ...

Fake images generated by artificial intelligence have proliferated so quickly that they’re now nearly as common as those manipulated by text or traditional editing tools like Photoshop, according to ...

(WHTM) — Information is more accessible now than ever, but wrong information can be spread just as rapidly as true information. When it comes to wrong information, our society has used two terms ...

Misinformation comes from a wide range of sources that employ a number of different strategies and tools to enhance spread, and that are driven by a variety of motivations. This chapter catalogues ...