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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impact of misinformation on public health. Although there are many examples of false information spread during periods of heightened fear, such as times of war, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks, there was an unprecedented increase during the pandemic …
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If you had asked someone at the beginning of the month whether they had heard of — let alone listened to — Oliver Anthony, you probably would have gotten a blank stare in return. Now, the singer from Farmville, Va., with a fiery beard and big voice is everywhere because of his viral song, “Rich Men …
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AbstractThe spread of misinformation on social media can lead to inappropriate behaviors that can make disasters worse. In our study, we focused on tweets containing misinformation about earthquake predictions and analyzed their dynamics. To this end, we retrieved 82,129 tweets over a period of …
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As Maui reckons with one of the deadliest wildfires in recent U.S. history, it is also dealing with a digital nightmare that has become common around major news stories: social media-fueled conspiracy theories. Fires have ravaged and destroyed parts of West Maui, hitting the historic community of …
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Physician propagation of COVID-19 misinformation on social media — primarily discouraging people from getting the COVID vaccine — was limited but still potentially harmful, a mixed-methods study suggested. In this study, the propagation of COVID misinformation was attributed to 52 U.S.-based …
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Claim: An episode of the animated series “The Simpsons” predicted the use of a “directed energy weapon.” Context In the 2016 “Simpsons” episode entitled “Monty Burns’ Fleeing Circus,” a newly erected chrome statue in downtown Springfield unexpectedly reflects the sun’s rays in a focused beam …
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Researchers find widespread COVID-19 misinformation by physicians on social media across more than two dozen medical specialties. The most common theme of COVID-19 misinformation from physicians on social media was discouraging people from getting coronavirus vaccines, a new research article …
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/ The platform will also take action against videos that discourage people from seeking professional medical treatment as it sets out its health policies going forward.p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″>By Jon Porter, a reporter with five years of …
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EPABy Shayan Sardarizadeh and Mike WendlingBBC Verify and BBC NewsFalse claims about the deadly wildfires in Hawaii – including that shadowy forces orchestrated the disaster with a laser beam – have gained traction online.The misleading posts come from a variety of sources and accounts, but …
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The growing attention around recent extreme weather events is also giving rise to more Spanish-language disinformation and misinformation on climate change, researchers say.News about extreme weather events, as well as media coverage of government policies around climate change, often serve as …
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