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Facebook's design makes it unable to control misinformation

In a new study, researchers analyze the world’s largest social media platform and its efforts to remove Covid-19 vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.

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Poll Respondents Lack Confidence in False Beliefs

Most polls claiming to show that Americans believe in falsehoods should not be treated as a representation of firm beliefs, according to a study co-funded by IDDP.

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New Study Finds Belief in Climate Change Drops Amid Skeptical Content

Exposure to factual information about climate change briefly persuades people to agree with the scientific consensus, according to a new study. However, they often revert to their original attitudes...

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New Podcast Series to Confront COVID-19 Disinformation

WASHINGTON (March 31, 2022)— The George Washington University’s popular public health podcast is taking aim...

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Facebook’s Vaccine Misinformation Policy Reduces Anti-Vax Information

WASHINGTON (March 2, 2022)— Following years of growing vaccine opposition and several outbreaks of measles--a...

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Corrections On Facebook News Feed Reduces Misinformation

WASHINGTON (February 7, 2022) — Factual corrections published on Facebook’s news feed can reduce a user’s...

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New Study Calls into Question Early Claims of COVID-19 ‘Infodemic’ of Health Misinformation

WASHINGTON (January 12, 2022)— In a first-of-its-kind study comparing hundreds of millions of social media...

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New International Study Shows Fact Checks Significantly Reduce Belief in Misinformation

WASHINGTON (September 6, 2021)— Fact-checking reduces belief in misinformation and leaves a more enduring...

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Malicious Content Exploits Pathways Between Platforms To Thrive Online, Subvert Moderation

WASHINGTON (June 15, 2021)— Malicious COVID-19 online content — including racist content, disinformation and...

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Researchers Shed Light on the Evolution of Extremist Groups

WASHINGTON (May 19, 2021)—Early online support for the Boogaloos, one of the groups implicated in the January...