fake news

fake news — Below are two variations of a story, one is fake news and the other is real. Read both and see if you can work it out. It comes from about January in 2017. Example 1 Nintendo Switch game console to launch in March for $299 – The Nintendo Switch video […]

Using Technology to detect Fake News

This entry was posted in consumer fake news media Skepticism and tagged fake news on August 31, 2018 by Dave

fake news — On 9th August Time magazine published a really great article titled “How Your Brain Tricks You Into Believing Fake News“. I can highly recommend reading. It dives below the surface into the heart of the problem and is not simply another article having a bit of a moan about it […]

Your Fake News problem is not just “them” it’s you.

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking fake news media psychology Skepticism and tagged education fake news on August 16, 2018 by Dave

Fake News — Yesterday I was writing about the report issued by a UK parliament committee that covered the topic of fake news. It very much nails the topic tightly down. (the report, not my posting). It is an interim report, there is more to come, and yet even at this point in […]

How can you fight Fake News?

This entry was posted in media and tagged Confirmation bias disinformation fake news reliable on August 1, 2018 by Dave

fake news — The UK parliament has a Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee that has just published an Interim Report on Fake News. I’ll get to that in a minute, but first let’s start with a bit of background by Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla)who wrote a great description of who they are and what they […]

Disinformation and ‘fake news’: The UK’s Interim Report is available

This entry was posted in media politics and tagged #Brexit culture Digital fake news Interim Report Media and Sports Committee vote leave on July 31, 2018 by Dave

Fake News — A group of researchers from Yale University have published a working paper that discusses two studies that demonstrate that some people have a tendency to be far more prone to an acceptance of Fake News than others. It is entitled “Reduced Analytic and Actively Open-Minded Thinking Help to Explain the […]

Fake News: A human bias against working out what is real?

This entry was posted in Fake News psychology religion society and tagged fake news harvard study on May 11, 2018 by Dave

fake news — Before we dip into the context of Fake News, let’s first cover the basics. The vaccine concept is generally known but let’s repeat it anyway for completeness. A vaccine involves being exposed to a variation of a pathogen that will not actually harm you. That then stimulates your immune system into […]

Is it possible to vaccinate against Fake News?

This entry was posted in Fake News psychology society and tagged fake news inoculation theory john cook vaccines on April 18, 2018 by Dave