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Bolivia Protests Become the Perfect Stage for Misinformation

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In the midst of political protests, road blockages, and deadly conflict in Bolivia, raw information, misinformation and disinformation are all spreading rapidly across social media platforms. Thankfully, two relatively new fact-checking teams at ChequeaBolivia and Bolivia Verifica are helping the public determine what is real news and what is fake.

Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Disinformation about the 2020 Election Soars on Facebook

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Fake news stories about the 2020 election on Facebook are being produced and viewed at an unprecedented rate.

Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

“That’s Old News!” The Harm in Sharing Outdated News Articles

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Recycled, outdated news stories are yet another threat to news consumers–especially if they get their news on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Posted on December 8, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

The TikTok Tyrant

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TikTok is one of the world’s fastest growing social media platforms, thanks in part to its popularity with tweens and teens. But the platform is also attracting the attention of several U.S. senators because of potential threats to national security and privacy.

Posted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Twitter Bans Political Ads: But What Really Is Political?

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Twitter has banned political ads on its social media platform, but the criteria of what constitutes  “political” remains unclear.

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

The 2019 UK Election: A Battleground against Misinformation

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The latest battleground in the ongoing struggle against misinformation is the United Kingdom, which is in the midst of one of its most consequential elections in modern history.

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 News and AnalysisNews LiteracyStudent Work

Global Political Turmoil Drives a Rise in Fact-Checkers

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Online fact-checking groups around the globe are fighting to defuse stand-offs between protestors, police and government officials–not with guns or explosives, but with facts.

Posted on November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Facebook Decides to Call Out Fake News After Uncovering Fake Russian and Iranian Accounts

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Facebook has once again found evidence that its platform has been exploited by foreign groups to spread misinformation.

Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

The Struggle Against Misinformation in Syria

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Short-staffed fact-checkers, a fight against disinformation, and a struggle for resources in a decade long conflict.

Posted on October 29, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Journalism vs. the Anti-Vaxxers

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Verification, independence and accountability are the distinguishing features of good journalism and worth considering when wading into anything written by anti-vaxx crusaders.

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

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