Fake News – Insights from Polls
Several new polls grant us insights into the current public thinking regarding sources of fake news. The deep-rooted partisan gulf remains.
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Claim: British public turn to prayer
Guardian has run with a click-bait headline concerning prayer that is debunked by actually reading the article under that headline.
Data behind – 2C : Beyond the Limit
The Washington Post has been running a series of in-depth coverage under the banner 2C and beyond. Is the science behind this robust?
Watching the Right Wing
You might, or perhaps might not be aware, that I amuse myself by compiling a weekly posting titled “Wingnut Weekly”. The latest is via this link dated 5th January. I am partially motivated by my past. I was once an evangelical religious fundamentalist. What intrigues me about it all now is the promotion of very … Read more
How is Facebook anti-vaccination policy doing?
Facebook issued an official policy regarding anti-vaccination misinformation within advertisements back last March. It reads as follows … Combatting Vaccine Misinformation We are working to tackle vaccine misinformation on Facebook by reducing its distribution and providing people with authoritative information on the topic. We are starting by taking a series of steps: We will reduce the … Read more
Facebook and “Freedom of Expression”
As the 2020 elections loom in the US and also in the UK in just a few weeks, the role that Facebook plays in swinging the outcome via outright manipulation and lies is coming sharply into focus. “I don’t know, I can’t remember” There was this recent interaction between AOC and Mark Zuckerberg. What happened … Read more