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A communications researcher lays out the dynamics of conspiracy theory belief and why they gain traction in times of anxiety and uncertainty.
Russia and China push content that depicts western states as chaotic, immoral and even just weird.
Many Australians are concerned about misinformation, and as a result some choose to disengage from the democratic process altogether.
Tim Berners-Lee, the man who gave us the world wide web, dreamt the technology would unite us. But something went really wrong with the rise of social media.
Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.
Just because you ‘heard it on a podcast’, it doesn’t mean the info is necessarily more trustworthy than a random social media post.
This week, Australian policymakers heard about the real and growing problem of climate misinformation. Stopping it would mean regulating the PR industry.
New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
Charlie Kirk and his organization connected students and the GOP in new and effective ways. But the slain conservative spread misinformation and thrived on outrage and intimidation.
Why false cancer claims feel true and what to do about it.
Florida plans to scrap all vaccine mandates for school students, with the state’s governor describing them as ‘slavery’. Here’s what this could mean.
Research reveals why simple prompts can bypass AI safeguards.
Just 2½ hours of online instruction made students a lot better at identifying misinformation on YouTube and TikTok.
New Zealanders download Cochrane Library health reviews daily. Restricting access is a step back to when medical knowledge was held tightly by professionals.
These arguments sound convincing but lead to false or misleading conclusions. Here’s how to spot them.
When all 118 submariners on board the Kursk were killed, Putin deployed his now-familiar misinformation tactics.
AI-generated images of wildfires have been circulating online, leading the British Columbia government to issue an online warning.
A complex blend of personal, social and environmental factors fuels vaccine skepticism.
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Journalism and Global Communication, University of Sheffield; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Director, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Professor of AI and Behavioral Data Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington