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Jan 2, 2024 · Misinformation has a growing impact on our lives and communities today, and could become a decisive issue in the 2024 presidential election. The Real Impact of Fake News: The Rise of Political Misinformation—and How We Can Combat Its Influence | Columbia University School of Professional Studies
Jan 17, 2023 · The team’s findings, published Monday by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, upend popular misconceptions that misinformation spreads because users lack the critical thinking skills necessary for discerning truth from falsehood or because their strong political beliefs skew their judgment.
May 9, 2018 · “We take misinformation seriously,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote just weeks after the 2016 election. In the year since, the question of how to counteract the damage done by “fake news”...
Mar 17, 2021 · Stopping the spread of political misinformation on social media may seem like an impossible task. But a new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds that most people who share false news stories online do so unintentionally, and that their sharing habits can be modified through reminders about accuracy.
News about social media, IPG, AI-generated images
News about deepfakes, Mozilla, India
Jul 26, 2022 · 11 min read. Democracy in the United States is in serious trouble. A review of some recent public opinion research shows just how much. For example, an NPR survey conducted earlier this year found...
Aug 25, 2023 · Using a 2022 U.S. survey, we found that 14 percent of respondents reported knowingly sharing misinformation, and that these respondents were more likely to also report support for political violence, a desire to run for office, and warm feelings toward extremists.
Aug 26, 2022 · A Journey Into Misinformation on Social Media - The New York Times. On Politics. A Journey Into the Misinformation Fever Swamps. Disinformation and misinformation on social media...
