When news sources aligned to a particular business or political ideology choose to share misinformation, it can trigger an "arms race" where their rivals start sharing their own misinformation to ...

Decades of psychological research suggest that authoritarian leaders and their admirers consistently share one thing in common: they twist the truth. To accomplish this, such leaders frequently follow ...

Frustrated by liars? Tired of how much misinformation spreads from podcaster bros, influencers and dubious sources? Wondering what you can do about it? A recent University of Maryland conference found ...

State Representative Dave Vella has introduced the Combating Health Misinformation Act, which would create a Health ...

Confirmation bias is when people only believe information that reinforces what they already believe. For example, vaccine opponents may only believe information about vaccines being unsafe, and will ...

Always fact-check health claims and trends on social media with what trustworthy sources are saying on the topic. Medical misinformation can have dangerous effects for you and others. Because health ...

When you spot false or misleading information online, or in a family group chat, how do you respond? For many people, their first impulse is to fact-check—reply with statistics, make a debunking post ...

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