Voters need to become better at questioning what they see, without automatically disbelieving it.
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Political groups use social media ‘maptivism’ to spread exaggerated regional maps to stake a claim to territory.
A midterm election is coming. In the face of wavering voter trust – some of it driven by forces outside their control – what can election officials actually do to keep elections credible?
By setting up a fund supported by those who violate Canadian laws to assist groups that protect civil rights, Canada can invest in democracy’s strongest defence: robust, free and open speech.
Despite their high confidence overall, almost half of surveyed election officials worried about the cost of running elections.
As AI-generated text becomes harder to identify, the real clues lie in how online conversations are being manipulated.
Fact-checking only helps if it reaches people before they have made up their minds.
There is a risk this study will be leveraged by big tech platforms to exonerate themselves.
When we are mis- or disinformed, it is difficult to act with autonomy. We may make decisions that do not align with our beliefs, even when we seem to be acting voluntarily.
Imagine a world where nobody clicks on misleading content online. Media literacy can get us there.
At the heart of combating misinformation is critical thinking and recognizing when you’re being spun for corporate profit.
Fact-checking can take hours or days while fakes can be created in seconds. So, what do we do?
The federal task force that defends US elections has been largely absent this election cycle, and the threat-sharing hub it relied on has been defunded.
If science teachers embrace history as a lens for teaching complex accounts of science, we open possibilities for more socially relevant classrooms.
The rapid spread of AI has pushed an already fragile news ecosystem closer to breaking point.
Even obviously fake propaganda videos can influence viewers – and erode their trust in all kinds of information.
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.
By promoting politically expedient misinformation on a show like Joe Rogan’s, Pierre Poilievre appears intent on pushing dangerous and misleading claims that resonate only with his base.
Nations are becoming adept at provocations that fall in the area between routine peacetime actions and open warfare.
New research suggests GCSE science builds thinking skills that matter far beyond the lab.
Top contributors
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Journalism and Global Communication, University of Sheffield; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Associate Professor in Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Education, Stanford University
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Director, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
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Professor of AI and Behavioral Data Science, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute; Oklahoma State University
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University