#Misinformation

Mike Madrid

madrid_mike

Time to dispel some misinformation on the anti-mask/anti-vaccine movement. Unfortunately it appears there’s now an attempt to suggest this isnt largely a fringe movement of the alt-right and right wing

Jamil Zaki

zakijam

I'm lecturing this week about COVID fake news and how to detect it, and ran into the fascinating story of the Boston Herald Rumor Clinic.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wwii-rumor-clinics(1/n) During WWII, fake news of

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

Yesterday I tweeted criticism of Trump, and I dropped a F bomb. Some have complained in the replies about how this vulgar display of uncontrolled emotion, as well as me

Jay Senter

jay_senter

An idea whose time has come: #localnews publications should eliminate opinion columns and editorials from their content mix (A manifesto by tweet 1/) One of the starkest takeaways from a

Miss InsulinDependent

msinsulindpndnt

In 2015 I was dying from an eating disorder that was exacerbated by insulin insecurity. .@BeyondType1 is an org that has published multiple blog posts about the risk of ED

Brian Turner

BrianTurnerNC

I don’t like outsiders messing with N.C. http://reopennc.com is registered to a Florida address, ownership details blocked, hawking tshirts. Who is really behind this movement & what is the goal?

Jeff DelViscio

Jeffdelviscio

Happy #MoonLanding day. What do #DeepFakes, Richard Nixon, and a mostly forgotten #MoonDisaster speech that was thankfully never given have in common? A thread: 1/10 I made a short film

Arun Agrawal

gotonura

A little too much misinformation on twitter about mangoes.So let me share 5 facts.1. Indian mangoes are the BEST.Now:2. Mangoes come from India. Indians have been eating mangoes for 4,000

Ryan Avent

ryanavent

Been doing some thinking about social media and blogging, and thought I'd put it in a thread. There's some cranky old guy energy ahead, so be warned. On this site,

The News Literacy Project

NewsLitProject

1/ Introducing NLP for the public!Beginning today, we are offering more free #NewsLiteracy tools for everyone — not just students. - #Checkology lessons- resources for fact-checking- a podcast, "Is That

Emmy Bengtson

EmmyA2

Once again, Facebook has managed to make a PR move that is both not even close to solving the problem, and appallingly dangerous. They will cede the biggest digital platform

Tesla Owner

HelperTesla

Ahead of the annual meeting, I’ll offer an unpopular opinion: Tesla should start advertising. Thread. There’s too many misconceptions that need correction, & impact the willingness to even consider buying

John Scott-Railton

jsrailton

Amazon has a poisonous quackery problem. Time to call it out. #1 "Apricot kernel powder" is anti-cancer quackery.It is converted by your body into... CYANIDE. Make a smoothie & get

Trip Gabriel

tripgabriel

On the day POTUS returned to the WH and whipped off his mask, I spoke with voters in central PA, including many who scoffed at the threat of the virushttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/us/politics/trump-voters-face-masks.html?smid=tw-share

Dr. Jessica B. Hernandez

doctora_nature

Reconnecting looks diff in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central, and South America. Please don’t conflate this discourse to all of this continent. By doing so, you are also adding to

Katherine Maher

krmaher

Hi . I’m the CEO of @Wikimedia Foundation. We operate @Wikipedia and work to keep it available for the world, especially in times of crisis. What happens in the world