Misinformation is not a new problem, but there are plenty of indications that the advent of social media has made things worse. Academic researchers have responded by trying to understand the scope of ...

An independent review finds fire ant eradication is still achievable, but major issues, including poor communication, public mistrust and strategy confusion, must be fixed first.

Most Americans are aware of fake news and misinformation. In a new study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania sought to uncover whether the threat of misinformation drives Americans to ...

Pointing out potentially misleading posts on social media significantly reduces the number of reposts, likes, replies, and views generated by such content, according to a new study co-authored by Yale ...

A contentious presidential election, two devastating hurricanes, the Baltimore bridge collapse: It was a busy news year, and where news goes, misinformation follows. Sometimes it even precedes it, as ...

Share on Pinterest A behavioral scientist shares tips on how to make sure we are arming ourselves against health misinformation. Image credit: Anna Berkut/Stocksy. Recent surveys and analyses suggest ...

In my corner of the world, it feels like 2020 all over again, experiencing the push and pull between losing someone I love due to medical misinformation, all while holding respect for free speech. The ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In 2020, as many Black people around the world fought both anti-Black racism and COVID-19, the Black press in the US was dealing ...

Mexican-American broadcast journalist Jorge Ramos has been compared to Walter Cronkite, standing out as a long-trusted pillar of news for Spanish-speaking consumers. So it may have come across odd to ...