New research explores how misinformation can be mitigated on social media
The study was published in the journal PNAS.
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…
Americans are now more open about the restriction of misinformation online
The Pew survey involved more than 11,000 adult participants who were recruited…
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.
How American and Canadian users were the biggest spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation
Canadians consumed and spread the most COVID-19-related misinformation on social media, the…
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…
Social media plays a major role in believing COVID-19 misinformation
More than 3,000 participants were surveyed in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic…
New research digs into the combating of conspiracy theories during a pandemic
The new findings provide a contrasting standpoint to prior studies that have…
Most Americans say news sources are unethically publishing partisan rhetoric, survey claims
The survey involved more than 10,000 American participants, including close to 9,000…
How inattention to accuracy increases the likelihood of COVID-19 misinformation
The findings were published in Psychological Science.
How credibility indicators could combat the flow of misinformation on social media
The new study was conducted by researchers at the New York University…