#MisInformation

BREAKING: Judicial Watch received 540 pages & a supplemental 4 pages of docs from the office of the SecState of CA revealing how state officials pressured social media companies (Twitter,
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Ever thought of how we persuade people in #SciComm?'Modes of persuasion' was something I learned my rhetorics course at @LUSciComm, and it's something I still use everyday in my work.There
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Fact: Coronavirus is more lethal than flu. But political leanings can influence how we view "facts". A Gallup study shows that the majority of those who identify as Republicans believe
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The tweets cited don’t amount to false news or misinformation as they are based on an Indian Express news report. These FIRs are yet another instance of the ruling establishment
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James Comey seems to be offering the Senate today a series of shrugs over troubling evidence of false evidence and possible Russian disinformation in the Russian investigation. Despite his signing
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Just my opinion on the king of the uk , yes I shared the documents and looked into them and they have been filed in court etc I've been quietly
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On March 15th, after the CDC advised people not to congregate in groups of 50 or more, the Biden campaign told voters it was safe to go to the polls
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Got a heads up that a story I reported out for BuzzFeed last year is being cast by the current CEO of DataCamp as an "inaccurate portrayal of events" (the
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NEW: Google is making millions of dollars from websites spreading misinformation about the Presidential Election.It’s time for @Google to stop profiting from and funding dangerous lies.Here’s what we found #no2misinfo
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A short thread on Fake NewsAm slowly putting together a full analysis of the Cummings statement(These things take time)But a quick word about "fake news"1. There have been false/incomplete/misdirecting news
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NEW: Twitter is making big changes to prevent election misinformation from going viral. First, it is slowing down & discouraging retweets. When you try to share a tweet, you'll be
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Ok, that’s it. I’ve had enough of the Government spreading misinformation about super to further their ideological attacks on your retirement savings. Here are some of the most common false
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Seen a shocking number of tweets from people 'praying' the media will die... clearly don't realise how much society relies on media, particularly local media. Who else is going to
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1/ Recognize: According to Zuckerberg/Facebook, Trump/his campaign/others could run massive amounts of ads targeting voters with misinformation about voting (wrong date, incorrect location info, etc...) and Facebook will have no
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There is a LOT of misinformation floating around about the health system, so here goes with the necessary qualifiers:No, the health system is not nor has it collapsed.Yes, the health
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Welp, we are close enough to the first debate that it’s time to talk about prebunking disinformation.... Prebunking is anticipating what disinformation is likely to be repeated by politicians, pundits,
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