Fake: Russian Constitutional Changes Make Crimea Forever Russian
The week long vote on constitutional changes in Russia that took place from June 25 through July 1 created quite a stir in both...
Fake: Merkel to Help Kyiv Liquidate Ukrainian Cities
Russian propagandist publication Ukraina.ru claims that under the approval of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Ukrainian government intends to eliminate coal mines, the only...
Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their...
By Adrian Bardon, for NiemanLab
Bemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with public health recommendations, top U.S. COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci recently blamed the country’s ineffective pandemic response...
Coronavirus: misinformation is leading to ‘fake news’ anxieties in Dutch refugee communities
By Ilse van Liempt, Mieke Kox, for The Conversation
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a crisis among asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands....
A digital media literacy intervention increases discernment between mainstream and false news in the...
By Andrew M. Guess, Michael Lerner, Benjamin Lyons, Jacob M. Montgomery, Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, and Neelanjan Sircar, for PNAS
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PNAS first published June 22, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.192049811
Edited by David G. Rand,...
The little things — pop-ups, notifications, warnings — work to fight fake news, new...
By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab
The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard...
Fake: Ukraine Threatens Russia with War
Russian media completely distorted an interview that the commander of Ukraine’s Naval Forces Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neyizhpapa gave to the Odesa site Dumska, claiming...
The secret labs conspiracy: a converging narrative
By EU vs Disinfo
Some observers have recently argued about a convergence of narratives between pro-Kremlin and Chinese disinformation networks. We have taken a closer...
False “Rainbow” Flag Operation: StopFakeNews with Marko Suprun (No.291)
Fake: Ukraine hands over nearly half of its budget to western creditors. Kyiv uses Pentagon aid against Donbas civilian population. LGBT Rainbow flag over...
Fake: EU Delegation Visits Crimea
Scores of Russian media announced last week that a delegation of European Union politicians and experts had traveled to Russian occupied Crimea on a...