Study indicates India and U.S. were breeding grounds for the dissemination of COVID-19 misinformation
Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman of the University of Alberta examined nearly 10,000 bits…
30 Biggest News Headlines of 2021
In 2021, landmark advancements were made in many areas of space exploration,…
A substantial number of Americans regularly get their news from social media
The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center between July and…
Close to half of Americans believe social media is vital in catching up on COVID-19 vaccine news
The survey was conducted between July 26th and August 8th, 2021.
Americans are now more open about the restriction of misinformation online
The Pew survey involved more than 11,000 adult participants who were recruited…
Many Americans consider the news organization itself when deciding if a news story is trustworthy
As many 55 percent of survey respondents who stood by this belief…
Excessive television consumption may lead to cognitive decline
Moderate television consumption may be associated with cognitive decline as one begins…
A third of newspapers in America were hit with rising layoffs in 2020
A Pew report examined layoffs within large newspapers, starting from 2017 through…
Treating the COVID-19 infodemic as an epidemic may help combat viral misinformation
The study was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
How misinformation can also spread within scientific communication, not just social media
The paper was authored by Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom.
Increased exposure to politicized television advertisements may raise anxiety levels
The study was conducted at Cornell University.
Preoccupation with online partisan news outlets may result in distrust of mass media
The negative impact on the media was evident even nearly one year…