9 Best Articles in 2022
Scientific American
Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder
Scientific American
10 min read · · Our willingness to share content without thinking is exploited to spread disinformation · Shared by 183, including Thomas Power, Matt Navarra, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Katja Evertz, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Ian Lurie 🇺🇦, Leonardo Sumulong, Mathew Ingram, Chris Heilmann, davidabrock, Mark Little, John Nosta, Dr. Alec Couros, Ste Davies, Casie Gillette, ExApologist, Javi Cantón, Mark Kaigwa, Steve Haroz 📊👁️🧠, Chris Messina
Twitter
Introducing Birdwatch, a community-based approach to misinformation
Twitter
2 min read · · Shared by 219, including rogerverhoeven, Jane Manchun Wong, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #SuiteWorld #UIPathForward, Delip Rao, Matt Navarra, Stephanie A Kowalski, Arie Goldshlager, Chris Messina, Luca 🏖️, Owen Williams ⚡, Arin Basu, Mark Little, Mark Kaigwa, David Meerman Scott, Joscha Bach, Nick Diakopoulos, Lee Keyes
The Conversation
What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in
The Conversation
~11 min read · · 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. · Shared by 148, including Guy Kawasaki, Alberto Dafonte
Lawrence Yeo
Knowledge Is Not a Thing
Lawrence Yeo
~16 min read · · What is knowledge? In the age of misinformation, exploring this question is more important than ever. · Shared by 1623, including Cătălina Movileanu, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Mario Clemente, Kamil Ali Kamil, rudolph regter, Chloe Abrasada, Gabriele, Evan (he/him), Phillip Murphy, maxadorno
The Atlantic
It’s Not Misinformation. It’s Amplified Propaganda.
The Atlantic
~11 min read · · You don’t need fake accounts to spread propaganda online. Real people will happily do it. · Shared by 129, including Matt Navarra, Mark Little, 🌏🔎Leigh Alexander 🐬💿✨, Brian Stelter, luis antónio santos, Renee DiResta, mdy, Lessig 🇺🇦, Chris Messina, Jason Hirschhorn, Amber Mac, Christopher Mims 🤌, 👨🏻💻☕️
MIT Sloan School of Management
Study: Digital literacy doesn’t stop the spread of misinformation
MIT Sloan School of Management
2 min read · · According to new research, digital literacy is an important factor in identifying misinformation — but it doesn’t stop people from spreading it. · Shared by 150, including Thomas Pleil, Timothy Caulfield, Josep M. Ganyet
MIT Technology Review
He got Facebook hooked on AI. Now he can't fix its misinformation addiction
MIT Technology Review
20+ min read · · Three years ago, the company began building "responsible AI." This is the story of how it failed. · Shared by 780, including 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Hilary Mason, Brendan Nyhan, Kevin Roose, Andreas Staub, Scott Monty, John Burn-Murdoch, Andy Budd, Anne Applebaum, Carla Gentry, Casey Newton, Steve Silberman, Sarah Frier, Mathew Ingram, Bob E. Hayes, Nige Willson, Brian Solis, Azeem Azhar, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
MIT Technology Review
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation
MIT Technology Review
3 min read · · The tech giants are paying millions of dollars to the operators of clickbait pages, bankrolling the deterioration of information ecosystems around the world. · Shared by 737, including 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Andrew Hutchinson, Bill Johnston, Harry Briggs, Mark Little, Karen K. Ho, Tactical Tech, Nicolas Babin #CES2023, Gerd Leonhard, Mark Kaigwa, Deborah Blum, Emily M. Bender, Barnaby Skinner, Mathew Ingram, Jeff Atwood, ᴄʟᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ sᴄʜᴡᴀʀᴢ
Scientific American
How Misinformation Spreads—and Why We Trust It
Scientific American
~11 min read · · The most effective misinformation starts with seeds of truth · Shared by 138, including Vaughan Bell, Miguel Angel Escotet, luis antónio santos, Shanna Peeples she/her 🏳️🌈, hiten.eth, Debbie Meier ✍️⚖️, Liv 😷, Liliane Ferrari ™, Niklaus Gerber, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Merkstatt, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Gregg Caruso, Lluís Codina, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Jennifer Ouellette, Gabriele, Gerrit Eicker
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The Associated Press
'Pre-bunking' shows promise in fight against misinformation
The Associated Press
3 min read · · Soon after the Russian invasion, the hoaxes began. Ukrainian refugees were taking jobs, committing crimes and abusing handouts. The misinformation spread rapidly online throughout Eastern Europe,… · Shared by 80, including jean marc manach, Timothy Caulfield
The New York Times
Google Finds ‘Inoculating’ People Against Misinformation Helps Blunt Its Power
The New York Times
4 min read · · British researchers and a team from Google found that teaching people how to spot misinformation made people more skeptical of it. · Shared by 35, including Eric Topol, Forbes India, Melissa Fach 🇺🇦, davidabrock, Timothy Caulfield, Steven Pinker
WIRED
Is the Psychedelic Therapy Bubble About to Burst?
WIRED
2 min read · · A new paper argues that excitement has veered into misinformation—and scientists should be the ones to set things straight. · Shared by 128, including John Nosta, Sonja Peteranderl, Dorothea Baur (Dr.)
Mashable
TikTok's search suggests misinformation almost 20 percent of the time, says report
Mashable
2 min read · · Always remember to check your facts. · Shared by 62, including Thomas Pleil, Merkstatt, Timothy Caulfield
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WIRED
The Professors Who Call ‘Bullshit’ on Covid-19 Misinformation
WIRED
3 min read · · Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom are policing Twitter feeds, Medium posts, and other sources of bad data and misleading charts. · Shared by 107, including Thomas Power, Tom Connor, Christina Farr, MIT Press, Mark Little, luis antónio santos, Carl T. Bergstrom, Jane, Tris Hussey, Daniel Boos
Vox
“Flood the zone with shit”: How misinformation overwhelmed our democracy
Vox
10 min read · · The impeachment trial probably won’t change any minds. Here’s why. · Shared by 109, including Mark Little, Alfie Kohn, luis antónio santos, Nick Lüthi, Jason Stanley, Nolen Gertz, Steve Silberman, Andy Budd, Massimo Pigliucci, Nieman Reports, Jochen Burkhard, Kara Swisher, Mike Troiano, Mathew Ingram, Josep M. Ganyet, Mike Davidson
The New York Times
‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation
The New York Times
6 min read · · Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution. · Shared by 118, including Katja Evertz, Christopher Mims 🤌, Justin Jackson, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Peter Merholz, Massimo Pigliucci, justin caouette, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org, Catherine Rampell, Bill Johnston, Brian Stelter, Scott McLeod, Brendan Nyhan, Andrew Dessler, zeynep tufekci, Sam Harris, Aline Holzwarth
The Washington Post
White House was warned Giuliani was target of Russian intelligence operation to feed misinformation to Trump
The Washington Post
· U.S. intelligence agencies believed Russian agents were ‘working’ Trump’s personal lawyer to disseminate misinformation about the Bidens. · Shared by 108, including Joshua Benton, Tadhg, Kara Swisher, Chris Sacca 🇺🇸, Carly, Andrea Kuszewski 🧠, Prof Michael E. Mann, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Mathew Ingram, Anil, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, David Frum, Dr. John Grohol 🇺🇦
reason
The Demand for Political Misinformation is a Bigger Danger than the Supply
reason
6 min read · · In recent years, there has been widespread concern that democracy is threatened by the spread of misinformation and "fake news"... · Shared by 89, including Mathew Ingram
Gizmodo
Steve Bannon Caught Running a Network of Misinformation Pages on Facebook
Gizmodo
3 min read · · Steve Bannon has been outed for his involvement in running a network of misinformation pages on Facebook. Who could have possibly seen this coming. · Shared by 87, including Trey Tweets Into the Void, Jennifer Ouellette, Carly, Aral Balkan, 🌏🔎Leigh Alexander 🐬💿✨, Rebecca (Slatkin) Sloane
Nautilus Magazine
Don’t Give Up on Facts
Nautilus Magazine
4 min read · · People of all political stripes can spot misinformation. They just need a nudge. · Shared by 582, including Nir Eyal
TechCrunch
Facebook, Reddit, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube issue joint statement on misinformation
TechCrunch
2 min read · · 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… · Shared by 83, including Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Marsha Collier, Katja Evertz, Thomas Power, Stephanie A Kowalski, Jon Loomer, Jeff Jarvis, Brian Solis
The Washington Post
Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation
The Washington Post
10 min read · · Facebook engineers gave extra value to emoji reactions, including "angry," pushing more emotional and provocative content into users’ news feeds. · Shared by 363, including Rich Miner, Augie Ray, Cat Zakrzewski, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Steve Silberman, Andy Budd, Mathew Ingram, Cristina Tardáguila, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., David Meerman Scott, Brian Roemmele, Jon Loomer, Barry Ritholtz, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Bethany Brookshire, Christopher Mims 🤌, Carl T. Bergstrom, Liz Plank, Jessica Valenti
