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How a story about ivermectin and hospital beds went wrong

Scroll down to "other notable stories" to read the clip below.

From August 2020 to...

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Misinformation on Facebook got six times more clicks than factual news during the 2020 election, study says

A new study of user behavior on Facebook around the 2020 election is likely to bolster critics’ long-...

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Only Facebook knows the extent of its misinformation problem. And it’s not sharing, even with the White House.

In tense meetings between Facebook executives and White House officials tasked with fighting the...

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How an Obscure Green Bay Packers Site Became the Biggest Thing on Facebook

THE GREEN BAY Packers play in one of the tiniest media markets in the NFL, with a small but...

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Facebook’s excuses for shutting down research ring hollow

Last week, Facebook shut down the personal accounts of several researchers affiliated with New York...

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How a mysterious social justice group roiled a Dallas community

The letters addressed to white parents of Highland Park Independent School District students arrived by...

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Facebook shuts down research, blames user privacy rules

Last October, Facebook warned a group of social scientists from New York University that their research...

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To combat disinformation, centralize moderation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' signing of a bill that penalizes social media companies for...

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Q & A: IDDP Fellow Kai Shu

IDDP's research fellowships support projects by Ph.D. or other terminal degree holders at any stage of...

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GW Students Mobilize to Counter COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media

George Washington University students are pushing back on misinformation about COVID-19 through a new...