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Ciara GreeneJune 30, 2021

Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bit

“Some participants even developed false memories about the fake stories they had read…’Remembering’ previously hearing a fake COVID-19 story seemed to make some people in our study more likely to act in a certain way.”

Jane ElizabethJune 16, 2021

The Covid vaccine and the people of Nextdoor

Nextdoor is overlooked as a player in misinformation, and to address “vaccine hesitancy” in America, you might want to start at the neighborhood level, where hesitancy has grown into militancy.

First Draft StaffJune 10, 2021

“Experiments,” “shedding,” and variants: Here’s where Covid-19 misinformation went in May

Fact-checks struggle to compete with disinformation on major social media networks.

Laura Hazard OwenMay 27, 2021

Nearly 40% of Americans already believe Covid-19 leaked from a lab. What happens if they turn out to be right?

Plus: “Media news consumption is by far the strongest independent predictor of QAnon beliefs.”

Laura Hazard OwenMay 20, 2021

Parler will be hate speech–free — on iOS only

Plus: “Partisanship turned out to be the strongest predictor of Americans’ knowledge, even surpassing education,” and how local news organizations fought Covid-19 misinformation in their communities.

Julia BerginMay 14, 2021

How China used the media to spread its Covid narrative — and win friends around the world

China’s image plummeted in North America, but over half of 50 nations surveyed at the end of 2020 reported coverage of China had become more positive in their national media since the onset of the pandemic.

First Draft StaffMay 4, 2021

Passports, pauses, and Pfizer: Here’s where Covid-19 misinformation went in April

In April, various right-wing media outlets created an online frenzy that attacked and firmly politicized “vaccine passports” — positioning the idea as a new political flashpoint in the pandemic culture war.

Lison JosephMay 3, 2021

As Covid-19 spreads, India’s press freedom is shrinking

Here’s what Modi can do if he really wants to change India’s image of being a “dangerous place for journalists.”

Jonathon Alexis CoatesApril 29, 2021

Covid-19 accelerated the media’s reporting on early, drafty scientific research (for better and for worse)

More than 25% of Covid-19 preprints have featured in at least one news article, researchers found, and almost 100% of Covid-19 preprints were tweeted about at least twice.

Sara Torsner and Jackie HarrisonApril 21, 2021

Governments are using Covid-19 as an excuse to crack down on press freedom

Cases abound of how the “Covid-19 excuse” has led to the inability of journalists to do their job of reporting medically endorsed effective public health measures, or to challenge lethal disinformation.

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