Social media algorithms have fundamentally altered how information spreads online, often amplifying misleading content faster ...

Q: How did the committee define misinformation about science? A: Even as research in this field has grown in recent years, there has been a lack of a consistent definition. Research on misinformation ...

Two months ago, The New York Times asked readers to send examples of election-related misinformation they saw online. Readers responded. In all, more than 4,000 examples of misinformation were ...

The spread of misinformation can be driven by a variety of factors, and some purveyors of misinformation have been shown to employ a number of different strategies and tools to enhance spread. This ...

Misinformation about science harms personal decisions, democracy and public policy, says Northeastern University professor David Lazer, who contributed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering ...

Twenty-one years after Facebook's launch, Australia's top 25 news outlets now have a combined 27.6 million followers on the platform. They rely on Facebook's reach more than ever, posting far more ...

We're increasingly aware of how misinformation can influence elections. About 73% of Americans report seeing misleading election news, and about half struggle to discern what is true or false. When it ...

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Confirmation bias is when people only believe information that reinforces what they already believe. For example, vaccine opponents may only believe information about vaccines being unsafe, and will ...

This past July, maybe you were one of the more than 200 million people who watched a video of rabbits bouncing on a backyard trampoline, captured—or so it seemed—on a home security camera. Maybe you ...

Concerns about inaccurate claims related to science and scientific findings have been prominent in social discourse in the United States long before the present day, but recent concerns about an ...