fake news
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Brain power
US indicts Russians for fake news “information warfare”: can knowledge management help the fight?
Given the seriousness of the fake news issue, is there more that the knowledge management discipline can do? Two options…
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Brain power
Lessons to learn from professional fact checkers
A recent study highlights the importance of developing robust guidelines for people of all ages to use when assessing the…
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News & community
Experts divided on the future of truth and misinformation online
Experts are evenly split on whether the coming decade will see a reduction in false and misleading narratives online.
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News & community
Facebook commits to ad transparency ahead of US House Intelligence Committee Russia hearing
The Committee has been investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 US election, including the role that social media companies played.
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Systems & complexity
Mapping the conspiracy theory networks of mass shooting events
When a recent study mapped mass shooting conspiracy talk, it found an emerging alternative online media ecosystem of surprising power…
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Brain power
Report from ICWSM 2017 Workshop on Digital Misinformation
The workshop brought together a range of researchers, as well as representatives from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Buzzfeed, and Snopes.com.
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Quality of science & its communication
The “Calling Bullshit” university course
The creators are very happy for other institutions to adapt the materials for their own courses.
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News & community
Editorial: Do lobby groups and political parties stage fake front group campaigns?
A newspaper article has accused an anti-Safe Schools advocate of staging a fake front group campaign on behalf of the…
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Brain power
What impact has fact-checking had on the media?
Fake news stories have a significant impact on the kind of news that media organizations report, and fact checkers appear…
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Brain power
How cyber troops are influencing what you think and know
A new working paper from the University of Oxford finds that "cyber troops" are a pervasive and global phenomenon.
