Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
There is an online game that you can play called “Bad News”. This however is not just any game, it has been specifically designed to psychologically train and inoculate those that play against Fake News and disinformation. How can this possibly work? The thinking behind this is research into what is known to some as … Read morePlaying “Bad News” teaches Fake News awareness
Latest updates on the defamation lawsuit by the Sandy Hook parents against Alex Jones for peddling conspiracies are quite frankly bizarre.
The new 2019 Digital News Report contains vast amounts of detail. It is global in scope and highlights the latest trends.
A recent fake news story is revealled to have been sourced from CEN. This small news agency appesr to churn out a constant stream of fake news
We know that others can be prone to believeing Fake News. How can we be confidence that we also have not done exactly the same?
The UK Parliament’s cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee published its final report on Disinformation and ‘fake news’ on Monday of this week, 18th February 2019. It is Titled: Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Final Report While generic in nature regarding the issue of Fake News, it is rather damming regarding specific organisations such as … Read moreWhat does the Commons Facebook report tell us?