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Are you reflective, careless or hopeless? The answer might affect your ability to spot fake news
Reading longer texts fostered our empathy for others. How will we cope without it?
Amateurs rushing to document atrocities in Israel and Gaza must not spread darkness where they intend to shed light
Platforms are again under scrutiny for failing to curb misinformation
Who does he think is providing the news that people get from social media?
Also in this newsletter: international tax treaty, IMF warns on deficits, ExxonMobil strikes a mega-deal
Platform’s owner contends with wave of false or misleading content that has alarmed EU officials and advertisers
Move comes a week before meeting between US tech bosses and politicians in Washington
Public awareness of fake news is rising but eradicating it completely may be an unrealistic goal
Squeezing imaginary shorts, wearing hypothetical losses
The disinformation surrounding Koran burnings in Sweden bear out philosopher Karl Popper’s warnings
At home and abroad, the Kremlin’s control of information is less tight than it would like
The next polls in western democracies will be a prime opportunity for bad actors
Executives fear complex algorithms may not be able to differentiate fake data from genuine information
The proliferation of AI tools will exacerbate issues with misinformation
Allowing organisations to self-categorise as ‘media’ gives easy legitimacy to deepfakes and bad actors
Tech giant is among the fiercest opponent to legislation being pushed by Lula administration
Critics decry measures as draconian and open to abuse by special interests
Lessons from Dominion’s defamation suit should be learnt beyond America
They don’t have the reflexive cynicism of many adults, but that’s a strength, not a weakness
UK tech company developed software used in fake news videos promoted by authoritarian government
In the current political climate we need to double down on fundamental journalistic principles, not surrender them
Fifty organisations form coalition to counter dangerous falsehoods and rebuild trust in science
Social psychologist Sander van der Linden offers an authoritative guide to tackling fake news and false claims
Some of what they say is true, but only as a byproduct of learning to seem believable
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