Can fact-checking solve the misinformation pandemic?
The 2009 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting was awarded to PolitiFact, a then-upstart fact-checking...
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New study investigates early claims of COVID-19 'infodemic'
The “infodemic” many say has been sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic is actually a general feature of...
Researcher: Democracy Can Thrive in Darkness
On Jan. 6, 2021, insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol hoping to overturn the legitimate...
Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout
It's been called the Great Deplatforming. In the hours and days after the U.S. Capitol...
Are vaccine protests in Canada a factor in Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine timeline?
Joe Biden’s administration had two different and seemingly disparate international crises on its hands...
We’ll recognize the harassment of journalists isn’t an individual problem
Calls for newsroom leadership to step up and protect journalists are not new. But for far too long, the...
What Accounts For The Erosion of Liberal Democracy?
The search for proper solutions begins with a clear understanding of the nature of the problem. As one...
How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strode onto the stage at a Southern California church, radiating Kennedy...
Investigating Facebook: a fractious relationship with academia
Last March, Orestis Papakyriakopoulos, a researcher at Princeton University, applied to use a special...
Operational transparency increases trust, support of government
As multiple published reports indicate, trust in government has reached historic lows and frustration...