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Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and advocate its importance.

Last week, we described how trolling and personal intimidation towards journalists and commentators is the most prominent form of propaganda in the Nordic countries.

To understand the misinformation ecosystem, here's a break down of the types of fake content, content creators motivations and how it's being disseminated By now we’ve all agreed the term “fake news” is…

Pro-Kremlin media have found fertile ground for Islamophobia in a country where most people have no personal experience with Islam Nestled in a courtyard a short walk from the bustle of Wenceslas Square, Prague’s central Islamic Center isn’t exactly easy to find.

On February 20, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died unexpectedly in New York. One minute after the news broke on the website of Kremlin broadcaster RT, and a minute before RT…

For the second time in a month, Russian media have produced fake news stories about ‘terrorists’ after a prominent lawyer the first time and civic activists on both occasions were detained in Russian-occupied Crimea.

This past weekend, Northeastern University and Harvard University co-hosted a conference on fake news and how to combat it.

Two of our colleagues, Jakub Janda and Ilyas Sharibzhanov, published on the Atlantic Council an overview of six main narratives that Russian disinformation pushed during 2016.

First: start with a strong headline. "Three police officers beaten up in Bobigny" will do. Second: add a photo of a man in a torn uniform with blood streaming down his face.

This article was collaboratively researched and written by the Bellingcat MH17 Investigation Team. On 18 July 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) published several tapped telephone conversations in relation to the July 17 downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17).