President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, self-proclaimed free speech advocates, have been accused of squelching content on their platforms that is critical of them. Photo by fauxels/pexels Research on ...

The review clarifies disinformation as the intentional creation or dissemination of false or misleading information designed to harm institutions, groups, or individuals. It distinguishes this from ...

"Disinformation" is fast becoming a dirty word in the United States -- a label so contentious in a hyperpolarized political climate that some researchers who study the harmful effects of falsehoods ...

The online information environment enables the global exchange of information and ideas, but it also contributes to the proliferation of disinformation. Online platforms operate at a scale where human ...

Research on misinformation and disinformation has become the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s restructuring of federal research priorities. Misinformation refers to misleading narratives ...

The group intends to fight what its leader, Nina Jankowicz, and others have described as a coordinated campaign by conservatives and their allies to undermine researchers who study disinformation. By ...

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Less than a week out from the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, it feels like angry X and Facebook posts, memes, comments, and videos from rival sides are everywhere. But do you really know who you ...

Research on misinformation and disinformation has become the latest casualty of the Trump administration's restructuring of federal research priorities. Following President Donald Trump's executive ...

In a hyperpolarized climate, some US researchers are abandoning the label "disinformation" - Copyright AFP/File Mandel NGAN In a hyperpolarized climate, some US ...