fake-news

The focus on misinformation leads to a profound misunderstanding of why people believe and act on bad information

I'm consciously fighting confirmation bias by sharing some claims that I intuitively (irrationally?) doubt. Contrary to widespread beliefs, the share of…

1 year ago

War via TikTok: Russia’s new tool for propaganda machine

“This is the way they go to war; it’s a central part of Russian doctrine,” said Jim Ludes, a former…

2 years ago

Good Twitter thread on how confirmation bias leads to conspiracy theories

So why are so many people convinced that the NYT has ruined Wordle? Because of confirmation bias. They were already…

2 years ago

Fox News, accused of manipulating news images, relabels them as “collages,” “regrets these errors”

Using bits and pieces of real news in order to distort the public perception of a story is unethical. Not…

4 years ago

There’s nothing like a fair-minded, good-faith analysis of the facts

There's nothing like a fair-minded, good-faith analysis of the facts. And this article from PJMedia is nothing like a fair-minded,…

4 years ago

Police Department, Fire Department Tell Different Versions of Same Richmond Incident

A Richmond police official and a fire official agree that Sunday, multiple individuals interfered with a fire truck's response to…

4 years ago

Meme unfairly blames “protesters” for four crimes

A Facebook meme that claims "3 of these 4 honorable men were killed by 'protesters'" is false. I don't mean…

4 years ago

Minneapolis protest cleanup: Did you share this meme without fact-checking it? (Don’t spread fake news about the news.)

A Facebook meme with 52k reactions and 37k shares includes pictures of volunteers cleaning the streets in Minneapolis, the day…

4 years ago

Trump, Obama seem equally disinterested in portrait unveiling — but journalism takes hits from both sides

On social media recently I saw people mocking Trump for "refusing" to unveil the traditional presidential portrait of Obama, and…

4 years ago

When People Only Read the Headline — Misuse of Journalism

The Society of Professional Journalists links to an interview with an MIT professor who's studying misinformation on social media (which…

4 years ago

These Fake Local News Sites Have Confused People For Years. (Buzzfeed) Found Out Who Created Them.

People who caught the sites plagiarizing began speculating about the motivations of whoever was running them. One person noticed that…

4 years ago

Snowfall at the White House (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour, Jan 7) Tweeted by WH on Jan 12

My social media feed was full of people mocking the White House yesterday for publishing a photo titled "First snow…

4 years ago

Inverted Pyramid, #SharpieGate edition

Context: Sunday, President Trump tweeted a supportive message for people in the path of Hurricane Dorian; however, he included Alabama…

5 years ago

Reporters accurately repeat what VP spokesperson says; different official cites “misreporting”

The media reports that on an official trip to Ireland, VP Pence will not stay in the vicinity where he…

5 years ago

Yellow Journalism Did Not Cause the Spanish-American War (Role of Sensationalized Headlines Often Exaggerated)

When a correspondent sent to Cuba to cover a possible war telegraphed that there would be no war and he…

5 years ago

Finland is Winning the War on Fake News

This is story is from May, but it's very relevant. Standing in front of the classroom at Espoo Adult Education…

5 years ago