#misinformation · Louche Cannon

People Across the Globe Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming Democracy | Pew Research Center

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:54:38 +0200

Bookmarked https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/10/01/across-the-globe-people-increasingly-say-social-media-is-harming-democracy/

Brandolini's law - Wikipedia

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:05:35 +0200

Bookmarked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law

Chaos creator: Misinformation inoculation in information literacy instruction | Journal of Information Literacy

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:01:53 +0200

Bookmarked https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/view/13

The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:01:39 +0200

Bookmarked https://www.404media.co/the-editors-protecting-wikipedia-from-ai-hoaxes/

Nobody Knows What’s Going On

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:13:03 +0200

Bookmarked https://www.raptitude.com/2024/06/nobody-knows-whats-going-on/

There are ways to carefully gather, scrutinize, and compare high-quality second-hand sources, and maybe learn something reliable, but this is extremely difficult for the groupish, emotional creature we are. It is viscerally unpleasant (not to mention time-consuming) to honestly question beliefs you feel positively towards, or honestly entertain ones you don’t, and ultimately you’re just determining what “feels right” anyway.

Misinformation might sway elections — but not in the way that you think

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:20:20 +0200

Bookmarked https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01696-z

Asking people to “do the research” on fake news stories makes them seem more believable, not less | Nieman Journalism Lab

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:07:00 +0200

Bookmarked https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/01/asking-people-to-do-the-research-on-fake-news-stories-makes-them-seem-more-believable-not-less/

Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong.

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 09:20:45 +0200

Bookmarked https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/people-think-crime-rate-up-actually-down-rcna129585