Fighting fake news in the COVID|19 era

Fighting back against coronavirus misinformation

Misinformation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic is different from other online conspiracies in at least one important aspect.

Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media ...

Apart from spreading fake news, misinformation campaigns can also divert attention from other, more serious problems. To combat such ...

Journalism and fake news in the Covid-19 era. Perspectives for ...

McDougall, J. (2020). Fake News vs. Media Studies. Trav- els in a False Binary. Palgrave McMillan. Media Coalition Reform ( ...

Fake News, Big Lies: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We ...

What About Social Media? Misinformation, Disinformation, and Polarization; 'Fake News' in Presidential Elections; Informational Distrust in the ...

Impact of COVID-19 infodemic on psychological wellbeing and ...

The media house should take the pain of checking the facts and demystify fake news, disinformation, and misinformation. There should be ...

19 Real Events Caused by Fake News in the US | Marubeni Institute

In the US, “fake news” frequently becomes widely shared on the internet. Recently, a shooting incident occurred as a result of this spreading of fake news.

Fighting fake news in the classroom

Psychologists are increasingly incorporating debunking and digital literacy into their courses to combat misinformation and disinformation.

(PDF) Media Literacy and Fake News: Evaluating the Roles and ...

This study probed into media literacy and fake news by evaluating the roles and responsibilities of radio stations in combating misinformation and conspiracy ...

Fake news agenda in the era of COVID-19 - Europe PMC

In fact, fake news can take many shapes, it is therefore needed to distinguish between 'misinformation' and 'disinformation.' The first ...

Managing Misinformation - Harvard University

Misinformation and disinformation aren't real new, but digital and social media are not the problem allowing misleading, false, and harmful content to spread.

The EU's Role in Fighting Disinformation: Taking Back the Initiative

Misinformation should be defined as the distribution of verifiably false content without an intent to mislead or cause harm. Countermeasures ...

Chilling Legislation: Tracking the Impact of “Fake News” Laws

However, many focus on the content itself, criminalizing the creation and distribution of “fake news.” As a result, many misinformation, ...

5 ways the UN is fighting 'infodemic' of misinformation | United Nations

30 April 2020 — From misinformation about the use of disinfectants to combat the coronavirus, to false claims that the virus can spread through ...

How Fake News Affects U.S. Elections - University of Central Florida

How has fake news and disinformation affected our elections? CW: When the 2016 election was approaching, what we encountered was foreign ...

Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation

We analyse a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation rated false or misleading by fact-checkers and published in English between January and the ...

Opinion | Don't Go Down the Rabbit Hole - The New York Times

... fight against misinformation ... “Some of these students had never had somebody even talk to them about checking sources or looking for fake news, ...

Four Ways to Stop the Spread (of Misinformation)

While misinformation, "fake news," and the "post-truth" era have been buzzwords for several years, the coronavirus pandemic has revealed just how harmful these ...

The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model - RAND

Even when people are aware that some sources (such as political campaign rhetoric) have the potential to contain misinformation, they still show ...

The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online - Pew Research Center

The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online. Experts are evenly split on whether the coming decade will see a reduction in false and ...

Fake COVID-19 news makes you want to treat yourself on the cheap

People exposed to fake news during the already uncertain COVID-19 era are simultaneously compelled to treat themselves and to try to save money.