A preprint study published by researchers at George Washington University presents evidence of social bias in the algorithms...
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'Slap them down' or hear them out: How to handle misinformation 'superspreaders'?
Almost as disturbing as the heat maps showing official death rates from COVID-19 every night on the news are those starting to...
Trump needs Twitter. Twitter needs Trump. Who needs who more?
The clash between President Trump and Twitter reached new heights over the past few days. Twitter started to more rigorously...
Anti-vaxxers have been waging a campaign against vaccines on social media for years, but now that we're in a global pandemic...
Trump signs order on social media companies
KAET-PBS, Phoenix, spoke to Ethan Porter, assistant professor of media and public affairs regarding President Trump's recent...
Trump campaign is creating an alternate reality online about coronavirus
The Trump administration’s mishandling of key moments in the novel coronavirus outbreak has been well documented. Early travel...
Experimental Covid shots inject anti-vaccine sentiments
As the global hunt for a Covid-19 shot progresses on an unprecedented speed, anti-vaccine sentiments have also gained steam,...
Misinformation, conspiracy theories run rampant online during COVID-19 pandemic
From 5G cell towers to billionaire Bill Gates, conspiracy theories and misinformation have run rampant during the COVID-19...
Twitter-Trump clash intensifies political misinformation battle
President Donald Trump's threat to shut down social media companies after Twitter labeled two of his tweets misleading sets up...
The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories
In the first few months of 2020, wild conspiracy theories about Bill Gates and the new coronavirus began sprouting online....