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Vaccine misinformation on social media can be a life-or-death problem

by Peter Ramjug
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Law

Liberals and conservatives agree on need for social media ‘labeling’ to counter misinformation, problematic speech, study finds

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by Tanner Stening

Should Facebook, Twitter review your posts before they’re published?

by Ian Thomsen

Hate thrives on social media — but who should police it?

by Emily Arntsen

The leading source of false claims about COVID-19? Hint: It’s not Facebook or Twitter.

by Khalida Sarwari
Health

Pandemic takes a toll on mental health of US residents, new national survey shows

by Molly Callahan
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COVID-19 misconceptions are hard to fight. Cognitive psychology might help spot why people get the coronavirus wrong.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa
Society & Culture

How can we stop the spread of misinformation about COVID-19? Better math.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa
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Young people are talking politics on TikTok. Is this a good thing?

by Khalida Sarwari
World & National News

To fight misinformation and fake news in the 2020 US presidential election, the news media needs to be reinvented

by Molly Callahan
Society & Culture

Northeastern University researchers among the first to gain access to Facebook data that could help us understand how fake news spreads on social media

by Molly Callahan
Society & Culture

Learning that Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump lied doesn’t change supporters’ opinions of them, study finds

by Molly Callahan