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Shraddha ChakradharFebruary 23, 2022

Facebook is letting a lot of climate change denial slide despite promises to flag it, study finds

“[Labeling] was the major intervention that Facebook said it was going to do, and it hasn’t done it.”

Denise-Marie OrdwayMarch 23, 2021

Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests

Americans who share fake news on social media might not lack media literacy skills. Chances are they don’t stop to check accuracy, a new study suggests.

Pretty much no one has seen Facebook News yet, but it’s off to a rough start

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 25, 2019

Facebook launches its “test” News tab in the U.S., but you may not see it yet

Facebook stressed that it during this first test it will “showcase local original reporting by surfacing local publications from the largest major metro areas across the country, beginning with New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Houston, Washington DC, Miami, Atlanta and Boston.”

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 12, 2018

What have tech companies done wrong with fake news? Google (yep) lists the ways

Plus: A woman-oriented fact-checking initiative, and possible problems with California’s media literacy bill.

Joshua BentonOctober 5, 2018

Here’s how much Americans trust 38 major news organizations (hint: not all that much!)

About 13 percent of Americans don’t trust any news outlet at all. (They went 2-to-1 for Trump in 2016.)

Laura Hazard OwenJune 15, 2018

There’s a big difference between the number of people who worry about fake news and who say they’ve actually seen it

Plus: Facebook looks to hire “news credibility specialists,” and Reuters tries to figure out if highly partisan sites are gaining traction in and outside the U.S. (it looks as if they’re not).

Antonis Kalogeropoulos and Richard FletcherJune 13, 2018

In the U.S., the left trusts the mainstream media more than the right, and the gap is growing

As Facebook moves to privilege “broadly trusted” sources in its News Feed, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism research shows that broadcasters and newspapers are more trusted than digital-born outlets across a number of countries.

Laura Hazard OwenMarch 30, 2018

Has Facebook’s algorithm change hurt hyperpartisan sites? According to this data, nope

Data that NewsWhip pulled together for Nieman Lab suggests that popular hyperpartisan publishers are actually doing pretty well post–algorithm change.

Laura Hazard OwenAugust 18, 2017

Are your Google search results another kind of filter bubble? The answer seems to be: Kind of

Plus: The AP’s new fake news listing, a lack of center-right news outlets, and how to spot a fake viral video.

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