Filed Under: “Misinformation”
If misinformation spreads similarly to viruses, can treatments for it be developed?
By Christie Aschwanden
Disinformation can be deadly, but what can be done about it?
By Kathie Obradovich
At last, policymakers are beginning to put forward ideas to counter our epidemic of falsehoods
Embracing uncertainty may be a better way to cure conspiracist thinking
By Ivan Oransky
If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, labels can make the truth that much harder to find
Falsehoods about climate change run rampant on Facebook, study finds
By Jake Johnson
Facebook’s refusal to fact-check lies and misinformation about climate change show it is ‘the Big Tobacco of our generation,’ one group says
Facebook is blocking researchers from studying its misinformation problem
By Ethan Zuckerman
How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry