What is Misinformation and Disinformation?
Fake news, made-up stories and just pure fiction masquerading as news has a long history in American politics.
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Russia & the Mueller Report
We created Fight Fake News when we began learning about the Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Media Agenda Setting
The news media play an important role in determining what information audiences see, or “setting the news agenda.”
Why Do People Fall for Conspiracies?
What are conspiracy theories? The “paranoid style” of thinking in American politics has a long history
Facebook Whistleblower
This NPR article examines the major takeaways from the testimony of the Facebook Whistleblower.
