fake news

  • What to Do About Fake News

    A recent study by the German Marshall Fund found that misinformation on Facebook has tripled since 2016, when the term “fake news” was first popularized during the presidential election. Another take on this is the recent Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which has tech insiders sounding the alarm on how social media manipulates users and… Continue reading

  • The Fake News Survival Guide

    According to an analysis by Buzzfeed, during the last three months of the 2016 presidential election the top 20 fake online news stories had more Facebook engagements than the top 20 mainstream online news stories. Capable of swaying public opinion and potentially even influencing elections, the recently coined “fake news” is a kind of misinformation… Continue reading