Tag: Fake news
Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it
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Donald Trump derided any critical news coverage as “fake news” and his unwillingness to concede the 2020 presidential election eventually led to the January...
Liberals’ Dan Andrews questions are a perfect case study in how to manufacture fake news
Premier Dan Andrews shortly after the fall that left him with broken ribs and a damaged spine. AAP/@DanielAndrewsMP
A case study in the manufacture of...
Less than half of Australian adults know how to identify misinformation online
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For most of us, it’s hard to imagine a media-free day.
Understanding what’s happening in the world, maintaining our social media profiles, staying...
Saturday Science Session: Facts_ Why they matter and how to check them – Part 2
The Logic of Science" style="3d" color="black"]Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of...
To stay or cut away? As Trump makes baseless claims, TV networks are faced with a serious dilemma
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In the United States, democratic norms are breaking down.
The president, Donald Trump, baselessly claimed at a White House press conference on Friday morning, Australian time,...
3.2 billion images and 720,000 hours of video are shared online daily. Can you sort real from fake?
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Twitter over the weekend “tagged” as manipulated a video showing US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden supposedly forgetting which state he’s...