Will Twitter ever remove one of Trump’s inflammatory tweets?
For the first time, Twitter has added a fact-check label to a tweet by President Donald Trump that claimed mail-in election...
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We Don’t Even Have a COVID-19 Vaccine, and Yet the Conspiracies Are Here
When a woman in Seattle volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine trial, rumors began circulating that she was a crisis actor who had received a fake vaccine.
Anti-vaccination movements dominate on social networks. Find out how they are winning this "war"
This article was translated from Portugese
The Covid-19 pandemic has already become a global threat, and the...
The week in fact-checking: the pandemic election, Trump's weight
I participated recently in a YouTube discussion about "Presidential Communications in a Time of Crisis," through George...
The Information Apocalypse Is Already Here, And Reality Is Losing
Two years ago, a video of former president Barack Obama using profane language when referencing President Donald Trump was...
BBC World Service Radio spoke to Neil Johnson, professor of physics, about misinformation about vaccines.
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Study shows how misinformation spreads online and fuels distrust
A recent study by physicist and Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics affiliate Neil Johnson explores how the views of...
The epidemiology of misinformation
After Covid-19 was first identified in early January, the tools and techniques of science and medicine were engaged with...
The same equation governs the evolution of Islamic extremism and extremism in the US
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The same equation governs the evolution of Islamic extremism and in...
There Isn't a COVID-19 Vaccine Yet. But Some Are Already Skeptical About It
Amid the American flags, “Make America Great Again” hats and “freedom is essential” posters appearing at recent protests...