fact checking
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How to Use Google’s Fact Check Explorer to Verify Claims on the Web
It’s getting more and more difficult to know whether or not to believe what you see on the web and on social media, what with misinformation and faked content now churned out on a huge scale, but there are resources that can help you find the truth: Including a tool called Fact Check Explorer that’s…
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Facebook to Fact-Checkers: Remember, Donny’s Off Limits Again
Meta’s own policies around fact-checking political candidates may be pigeonholing them into hosting a groundswell of new, immaculate Donald Trump-authored ravings.
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Social Media Bans of Scientific Misinformation Aren’t Helpful, Researchers Say
Just let the anti-vaxxers, climate deniers, and 5G conspiracy theorists live without the constant threat of content removal and bans, lest they flee to even more radical hubs on niche sites and other obscure parts of the internet, the Royal Society has concluded.
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Researchers Have Figured Out a Way to Stop People From Sharing Misinformation
A new study in Nature suggests that shifting reader attention online can help combat the spread of inaccurate information. The study, published on March 17, 2021, found that while people prefer to share accurate information, it is difficult to convince the average social media user to seek it out before sharing. Adding a roadblock in…