How to Detect Fake News
On social media, we are bombarded with information like never before and it can be easy to lose sight of the IMVAIN method.... Read more.
How Do Conspiracy Theories Spread?
Conspiracy theories are based on thinking patterns that are known to be unreliable tools for tracking reality. Learn about these problematic thinking patterns.... Read more.
How to Read the News
Being a critical consumer of information is the first defense against problematic news sources and misleading content.... Read more.
Online Radicalization
Compelling stories of security failures and racial bias will likely emerge when journalists better understand the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6.... Read more.
Disinformation and Fake News About Protests
Civil unrest provides an opportune moment for bad actors to spread disinformation and to divide society. Feelings of fear, frustration and resentment can creat... Read more.
How to Combat Fake News
Fighting fake news is not only about fact checking the stories you hear, it is also about holding the information you consume and the people or places you hear ... Read more.
Institutional & Governmental Response to Fake News
While governments have always combated conspiracies and misinformation, today’s challenge lies in the fact that social media and new media multiply the number... Read more.