In this study, we surveyed users for their perception of misinformation exposure across social media platforms. Such perceived exposure is important because individuals' beliefs about how often they e...

Research on misinformation has expanded rapidly over the past decade. This review examines areas of consensus and contention within the literature on misinforma

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Multiple independent research institutions have recently and repeatedly sounded the alarm that democracy is in retreat worldwide. In the United States, a British academic has painstakingly recorded mo...

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This paper examines a new approach to traditional media literacy training: encouraging social media users to engage in social corrections or other countermeasures online when they encounter misinforma...

Spotlight on new work from IDeaS researchers

Science Feedback and partners have released a first measurement of Structural Indicators across six Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) in four EU member states (France, Spain, Poland, Slovakia). Belo...

The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.

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Scientific Reports - A path forward on online misinformation mitigation based on current user behavior

Scientific Reports - A path forward on online misinformation mitigation based on current user behavior

When thousands of fake accounts controlled by an unknown actor flood social media with some story, and platform algorithms amplify these messages, real...

Meta is ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, but a new BU poll finds the public backs independent verification of social media content

Changes to its hate speech guidelines were among broader policy shifts Meta made to its moderation practices.