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Misinformation

A collection of 34 Posts

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it post image
Fake News Analysis Mental Illness Social Contagion Salem Witch Trials Misinformation Disinformation Echo Chambers Scapegoating False Information Rumors Psychology Social Media Social Media & Democracy Complex Contagion

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it

by Shaon Lahiri
Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed post image
Social Media & Democracy Analysis Social Media Democracy Technology Autocracy Social Media & Society Technology Design Misinformation Fake News

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

by Lisa Schirch
Zuckerberg and Musk have shown that Big Tech doesn’t care about facts post image
Post-Truth Social Media Social Media & Far-Right Elon Musk Mark Zuckerberg Fact-Check Artificial Intelligence (AI) Democracy Influence in Politics Foreign Influence Misinformation Meta X (Formerly Known As Twitter) X Big Tech

Zuckerberg and Musk have shown that Big Tech doesn’t care about facts

by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
How Big Meat worked to rebrand in 2024 — using disinformation post image
Big Meat & Dairy Meat Industry Climate Change Agricultural Lobby Agriculture Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) Richard Berman Plant-Based Alternatives Carbon Emissions Greenhouse Gas Emissions Misinformation Food Insecurity Food Food Industry Master of Beef Advocacy (MBA) Disinformation

How Big Meat worked to rebrand in 2024 — using disinformation

by DeSmog
How a little-known far-right candidate manipulated TikTok to rise to the top in the Romanian election post image
Far-Right Călin Georgescu Eastern Europe Elena Lasconi European Union Marshal Ion Antonescu Misinformation North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Online Propaganda Propaganda Right-Wing Populism Romania Romania Elections Russia Russia Influence Social Media & Far-Right TikTok Vladimir Putin

How a little-known far-right candidate manipulated TikTok to rise to the top in the Romanian election

by Anda Iulia Solea
Why might people believe in human-made hurricanes? post image
Conspiracy Theories Climate Change Environment Hurricanes Hurricane Helene Hurricane Milton Misinformation Disinformation Psychological Manipulation Psychology in Politics United States US Politics

Why might people believe in human-made hurricanes?

by Iwan Dinnick
Moldova votes on whether to join EU as Russia intensifies vast disinformation campaign post image
Eastern Europe Moldova Russia Transnistria Disinformation Russian Disinformation Russian Misinformation Misinformation Russian Interference EU Membership European Union Ukraine Invasion 2022 Ukraine

Moldova votes on whether to join EU as Russia intensifies vast disinformation campaign

by Stefan Wolff
Dominic Grieve questions Robert Jenrick’s fitness for office over misinformation post image
UK Politics United Kingdom Misinformation Populism Right-Wing Politics Right-Wing Populism European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) Robert Jenrick Dominic Grieve Anti-Immigration Anti-Migrants Tories Conservative Party Conservative Leadership Contest Anti-Refugee Refugee Law 1951 Refugee Convention Geneva Convention Human Rights TODAY+

Dominic Grieve questions Robert Jenrick’s fitness for office over misinformation

by Europeans TODAY
The hypermasculine far-right: How white nationalists tell themselves they are ‘protecting’ women and children when they riot post image
Far-Right Riots 2024 Misogyny Far-Right Riots Manosphere Andrew Tate Britain First English Defence League (EDL) Southport Stabbing 2024 UK Politics United Kingdom Misinformation Anti-Migrants Hypermasculinity White Supremacy Male Violence Ultra-Nationalism

The hypermasculine far-right: How white nationalists tell themselves they are ‘protecting’ women and children when they riot

by Elizabeth Pearson
The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots post image
UK Politics Analysis Asylum Seekers Cognitive Bias Far-Right Far-Right Riots 2024 Harold Shipman Hypocrisy Islamophobia Misinformation Psychology Racism Riots Social Media & Far-Right Lucy Letby Southport Stabbing 2024 United Kingdom

The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots

by Dr Nilufar Ahmed
Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result post image
Legitimisation of the Far-Right Analysis Anti-Muslim Hate Asylum Seekers Anti-Migrants Britain First British National Party (BNP) Boris Johnson Conservative Party English Defence League (EDL) Far-Right Riots 2024 Far-Right Islamophobia Keir Starmer Misinformation Riots Rishi Sunak Social Media & Far-Right Social Media Tories United Kingdom UK Politics

Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result

by Professor Chris Allen
Middle-aged radicalisation: Why are so many of Britain’s rioters in their 40s and 50s? post image
Far-Right Riots 2024 Disinformation Extremism Fake News Far-Right Middle Age Misinformation Racism Radicalisation Riots Social Media Social Media & Far-Right United Kingdom UK Politics Violent Extremism

Middle-aged radicalisation: Why are so many of Britain’s rioters in their 40s and 50s?

by Sara H Wilford