9 Best Articles in 2022
Scientific American
Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder
Scientific American
10 min read · From 2019 · Our willingness to share content without thinking is exploited to spread disinformation
The Conversation
What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in
The Conversation
~11 min read · 2021-12-27 · Misinformation will continue to strain society in 2022 as the lines between misinformation and political speech blur, cynicism grows and the lack of regulation allows misinformation to flourish.
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The Atlantic
It’s Not Misinformation. It’s Amplified Propaganda.
The Atlantic
~11 min read · 2021-10-09 · You don’t need fake accounts to spread propaganda online. Real people will happily do it.
Scientific American
How Misinformation Spreads—and Why We Trust It
Scientific American
~11 min read · From 2019 · The most effective misinformation starts with seeds of truth
MIT Technology Review
He got Facebook hooked on AI. Now he can't fix its misinformation addiction
MIT Technology Review
20+ min read · 2021-03-11 · Three years ago, the company began building "responsible AI." This is the story of how it failed.
WIRED
The Professors Who Call ‘Bullshit’ on Covid-19 Misinformation
WIRED
3 min read · 2020-03-24 · Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom are policing Twitter feeds, Medium posts, and other sources of bad data and misleading charts.
Vox
“Flood the zone with shit”: How misinformation overwhelmed our democracy
Vox
10 min read · From 2020 · The impeachment trial probably won’t change any minds. Here’s why.
MIT Technology Review
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation
MIT Technology Review
3 min read · 2021-11-20 · The tech giants are paying millions of dollars to the operators of clickbait pages, bankrolling the deterioration of information ecosystems around the world.
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The Conversation
What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in
The Conversation
~11 min read · 2021-12-27 · Misinformation will continue to strain society in 2022 as the lines between misinformation and political speech blur, cynicism grows and the lack of regulation allows misinformation to flourish.
MIT Technology Review
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation
MIT Technology Review
3 min read · 2021-11-20 · The tech giants are paying millions of dollars to the operators of clickbait pages, bankrolling the deterioration of information ecosystems around the world.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Study: Digital literacy doesn’t stop the spread of misinformation
MIT Sloan School of Management
2 min read · Jan 5th · According to new research, digital literacy is an important factor in identifying misinformation — but it doesn’t stop people from spreading it.
NPR
Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
NPR
7 min read · 2021-12-05 · An analysis by NPR shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Joe Biden.
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Lawrence Yeo
Knowledge Is Not a Thing
Lawrence Yeo
~16 min read · From 2018 · What is knowledge? In the age of misinformation, exploring this question is more important than ever.
The New York Times
‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation
The New York Times
6 min read · 2021-05-07 · Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution.
The Washington Post
White House was warned Giuliani was target of Russian intelligence operation to feed misinformation to Trump
The Washington Post
2020-10-15 · U.S. intelligence agencies believed Russian agents were ‘working’ Trump’s personal lawyer to disseminate misinformation about the Bidens.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Study: Digital literacy doesn’t stop the spread of misinformation
MIT Sloan School of Management
2 min read · Jan 5th · According to new research, digital literacy is an important factor in identifying misinformation — but it doesn’t stop people from spreading it.
Gizmodo
Steve Bannon Caught Running a Network of Misinformation Pages on Facebook
Gizmodo
3 min read · 2020-11-10 · Steve Bannon has been outed for his involvement in running a network of misinformation pages on Facebook. Who could have possibly seen this coming.
TechCrunch
Facebook, Reddit, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube issue joint statement on misinformation
TechCrunch
2 min read · 2020-03-17 · In an unprecedented move to reassure customers and flag the potential for misinformation about COVID-19 on their platforms, all of the major social media companies and their parent corporations issued…
NBC News
Sensitive to claims of bias, Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages
NBC News
6 min read · 2020-08-07 · According to internal discussions, Facebook removed "strikes" so that conservative pages were not penalized for violations of misinformation policies.
medium.com
Designing Against Misinformation
medium.com
5 min read · From 2017 · The research and design thinking behind the latest treatments for Misinformation on Facebook
The New York Times
Facebook Moves to Stop Election Misinformation
The New York Times
7 min read · 2020-09-03 · The social network said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference.
