Open-source investigators and OSINV journalists have spent the last decade turning publicly available data into evidence of war crimes, environmental harms, and human rights abuses. More recently, the...

Welcome to Week 3 of my online course: Why People Believe Different Things and How to Talk to Them! This week we dive into trust, and how it shapes who we believe.

Reducing exposure to untrustworthy sources on Facebook/Instagram had no measurable effects on attitudes, even for heavy consumers.

Social scientist exploring how we form beliefs and make sense of health information in the age of AI. Author of Misguided.

Purpose. This study investigates how social media environments shape evaluations of political information, focusing on whether nuanced viewpoints are devalued relative to more outspoken, radical expre...

Politics and personal values influence people’s confidence in scientists, according to a report.

This paper investigates how individuals respond to corrective interventions based on accuracy nudges and source credibility cues, with a particular focus on how these effects vary across issue types a...

Learn fact-checking skills online with Poynter. Verify claims, evaluate sources and navigate misinformation and AI-generated content.

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

Republicans now identify more with the GOP than Trump, a sharp reversal that could reshape the party’s midterm campaign strategy.

The Wall Street Journal analyzed nearly 70,000 hours of podcasts, using a new AI tool, to find out why conservative creators appear to be losing interest in the president.

Public health interventions include any effort or policy that attempts to improve the health among individuals or an entire population. They can be run by governmental health departments or non-govern...

This week’s video dives into identity and belonging, and how these shape what we believe.

Over the last decade, conspiracy theories and beliefs in them have become a more pressing social and political problem. Despite different media being the main channels through which conspiracy theo...

Explore how trust shapes what we believe and what those beliefs mean for public health communication, policy and practice.

In 2024 ethics filing, US health secretary pledged to ‘not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these books during government service’

Amid a mix of concern and excitement about AI, a 37-country survey finds pessimism about its potential impact on jobs and economic inequality.

A new report from Yale School of Public Health and the Edelman Trust Institute reveals the complex factors underlying how personal beliefs about health come to be.

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Introducing my new course and how identity and community shape what we believe

New global data reveal how online communities, personal research, and AI are reshaping health decisions, and what healthcare providers can do differently.