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Samuel JensApril 10, 2024

“Fake news” legislation risks doing more harm than good amid a record number of elections in 2024

“Whether intentional or not, the legislation we examined created potential opportunities to diminish opposing voices and decrease media freedom — both of which are particularly important in countries holding elections.”

Magda OsmanJanuary 29, 2024

Disinformation often gets blamed for swaying elections, but the research isn’t so clear

“Our belief in free will is ultimately a reason so many of us back democracy in the first place. Denying it can arguably be more damaging than a few fake news posts lurking on social media.”

Asher Lawson and Hemant KakkarNovember 18, 2021

Personality type, as well as politics, predicts who shares fake news

Highly impulsive people who lean conservative are more likely to share false news stories. They have a desire to create chaos and won’t be deterred by fact-checkers.

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.”

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.

Sarah ScireMay 19, 2021

Someone *wrong* on the internet? Correcting them publicly may make them act like a bigger jerk

After getting replies that debunked false political news they’d shared, users were more likely to share low-quality news.

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.

Mark Coddington and Seth LewisFebruary 5, 2021

New research shows how journalists are responding and adapting to “fake news” rhetoric

Plus: The rural-urban divide in news and politics, when journalists see themselves as villains, the effect of errors on media trust, and more.

Tom BuchananJanuary 5, 2021

How to reduce the spread of fake news — by doing nothing

By arguing with a message, you are spreading it further. This matters, because if more people see it, or see it more often, it will have an even greater effect.

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 30, 2020

Two new studies show, again, that Facebook doesn’t censor conservatives

Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Mike Lee says fact-checking is a form of censorship, and Wikipedia explains how it plans to fight Election Day misinformation.

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