A dubious link from a friend. A headline too sensational to be true. A video that seems fake but you can't be sure. As online ...

During this tumultuous election year, as concerns mount over online misinformation, Integral Ad Science (IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, has expanded its ...

Online misinformation that can fuel political violence and disrupt elections is a leading problem (McQuade 2024) of our time—an issue that technologists and policy makers widely discuss, but poorly ...

AI-generated content is increasingly being used in disinformation campaigns. To combat this, startups are developing content moderation and deepfake detection tools. Stymied funding and a lack of ...

Social media greatly increases the accessibility of global news. However, this can mean that inaccurate and harmful information is spread, leading to adverse effects on society. Medical misinformation ...

In discussions about misinformation, it is common to see certain topics covered, such as vaccines and reproductive health. While this makes sense because there is a lot of misinformation about these ...

In this chapter, we examine the impacts of misinformation about science with the aim of understanding those that most warrant intervention to prevent harm to individuals, communities, and society.

It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria. By Carl Zimmer Earlier this year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine ...

Yvonne Skipper has received funding from the ESRC, Education Scotland and British Academy. Misinformation is found in every element of our online lives. It ranges from fake products available to buy, ...