Misinformation

Launching JHR's program on "Fighting Disinformation through Strengthened Media and Citizen Preparedness in Canada."

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Friday, September 27, 2019
Propaganda techniques, Media manipulation, Deception, Psychopathy, Skills, Learning, Black propaganda, Disinformation, Misinformation, Media literacy, Preparedness

It is funded by the Canadian Heritage's Digital Citizen Initiative, which promotes civic, news, and digital media literacy to help citizens become resilient against online harm.

Key Points: 
  • It is funded by the Canadian Heritage's Digital Citizen Initiative, which promotes civic, news, and digital media literacy to help citizens become resilient against online harm.
  • (Please note: Heritage Canada has no input nor influence over any curriculum materials or editorial content produced as a result of this program.)
  • First, the project will increase journalists' ability to recognize and expose manipulation, misinformation and disinformation campaigns on social media, track and document social media attacks, and directly combat misinformation and disinformation.
  • Fighting Disinformation through Strengthened Media and Citizen Preparedness in Canada is JHR's response to the Government of Canada's plan to safeguard our democratic processes from threats of interference.

Scripps, News Literacy Project join forces to promote news literacy education

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Thursday, August 22, 2019
Articles, Deception, Misinformation, Scripps, Spelling bee, Literacy, Academic disciplines, Human behavior

Another key initiative of the partnership is the introduction of National News Literacy Week, which is slated to run from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2020.

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  • Another key initiative of the partnership is the introduction of National News Literacy Week, which is slated to run from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2020.
  • "We have a problem in this country when surveys reveal that a majority of Americans can't discern real news from misinformation.
  • In addition, the Scripps National Spelling Bee will help connect its national audience of students and teachers with NLP's curriculum..
  • "Working together, educators, journalists and media organizations can create the momentum needed to embed news literacy in the American education system.

Baroness O'Neill to discuss ethics of digital tech with Committee

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Saturday, July 13, 2019
Human behavior, Articles, Academic disciplines, Deception, Misinformation, Trust

Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies meet on tuesday 16 July at 10.35am

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  • The new Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee will next week open its inquiry by taking evidence from Baroness O'Neil, a leading expert on ethics and the role of trust and accountability in politics and the media.
  • Tuesday 16 July in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
    Areas the Committee will cover with Baroness ONeill include:
    The extent to which challenges to democracy are caused by digital technologies and how far those technologies simply provide a platform for existing problems to be aired.
  • Should the Government legislate to require that or does that risk the right to freedom of expression?
  • Who should be responsible for identifying and challenging misinformation posted online?

Baroness O'Neill to discuss ethics of digital tech with Committee

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Human behavior, Articles, Academic disciplines, Deception, Misinformation, Trust

Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies meet on tuesday 16 July at 10.35am

Key Points: 
  • The new Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee will next week open its inquiry by taking evidence from Baroness O'Neil, a leading expert on ethics and the role of trust and accountability in politics and the media.
  • Tuesday 16 July in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
    Areas the Committee will cover with Baroness ONeill include:
    The extent to which challenges to democracy are caused by digital technologies and how far those technologies simply provide a platform for existing problems to be aired.
  • Should the Government legislate to require that or does that risk the right to freedom of expression?
  • Who should be responsible for identifying and challenging misinformation posted online?

Prominent journalists and social media influencers join Poynter-led digital literacy project, MediaWise

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Thursday, June 13, 2019
Journalism, Literacy, Articles, Tampa Bay Times, Learning, PolitiFact, Craig Newmark, Media literacy, Fact-checking, Information literacy, Misinformation

Host of the MediaWise Crash Course, Navigating Digital Information .

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  • Host of the MediaWise Crash Course, Navigating Digital Information .
  • "In today's media world, misinformation is circulating at such a rapid rate that media literacy is important now more than ever.
  • Poynter is the home of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership, the Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact, the International Fact-Checking Network and MediaWise, a teen digital information literacy project.
  • Collectively, this work builds public awareness about journalism, media, the First Amendment and discourse that serves democracy and the public good.

New Survey Reveals 34% of Americans Blame Magazines and Newspapers for the Proliferation of Fake News

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Deception, Human behavior, Communication, Media manipulation, Propaganda techniques, Fake news, Internet culture, Social engineering, News, Misinformation

Increasingly, the distribution of fake news has been used as tactic to spread misinformation, often resulting in confusion and fear.

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  • Increasingly, the distribution of fake news has been used as tactic to spread misinformation, often resulting in confusion and fear.
  • We have witnessed a marked increase in the proliferation of fake news, which in turn, threatens the First Amendment of the Constitution.
  • Consequently, Americans seem to place the blame of its increase, squarely on the shoulders of publications that create fake news.
  • The graph below reveals Americans attitudes towards who is responsible for the spread of fake news.

MIT Sloan study finds crowdsourcing an effective tool to fight spread of fake news

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Monday, January 28, 2019
Crowdsourcing, Media manipulation, Human behavior, Misinformation, Fake news, Deception, Pennycook

A recent study by MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. David Rand and Prof. Gordon Pennycook of the University of Regina finds there is a possible solution: crowdsourcing.

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  • A recent study by MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. David Rand and Prof. Gordon Pennycook of the University of Regina finds there is a possible solution: crowdsourcing.
  • He notes that current solutions for fighting misinformation deployed by social media companies haven't been that effective.
  • In their study, Rand and Pennycook examined whether crowdsourcing could work as an effective tool in fighting the spread of misinformation.
  • "Crowdsourcing, if implemented correctly, is a promising approach to fighting the spread of misinformation and false news."

Dictionary.com Names 'Misinformation' 2018 Word of the Year

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Monday, November 26, 2018
Media manipulation, Propaganda techniques, Human behavior, Black propaganda, Psychopathy, Communication, Deception, American women in business, Misinformation, Kylie Jenner, Hoax, Disinformation

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Dictionary.com today announced it has named misinformation its 2018 Word of the Year.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Dictionary.com today announced it has named misinformation its 2018 Word of the Year.
  • "The word misinformation is particularly interesting as its meaning is widely conflated with disinformation," Solomon continued.
  • Attempts to suppress voters continued through the 2018 midterm elections, which saw several types of misinformation in the form of hoaxes, false stories, and rumors.
  • self-made: The word self-made surged in lookups after the publication of a Forbes cover story calling Kylie Jenner a "self-made billionaire."

YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Mass media, Television, World Wide Web, Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, YouTube, Encyclopedia, RT, Misinformation, Clutter

Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.

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  • Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.
  • An example of the coverage Britannica will provide includes a feature on the 2014 disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 .
  • In addition to Britannica's in-depth coverage of the subject, YouTube users visiting http://www.britannica.com/ will get additional information developed specially for them.
  • The YouTube partnership is just one of several recent initiatives by Britannica to help users cut through the Internet clutter and find reliable information.

YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Mass media, Television, World Wide Web, Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, YouTube, Encyclopedia, RT, Misinformation, Clutter

Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.

Key Points: 
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.
  • An example of the coverage Britannica will provide includes a feature on the 2014 disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 .
  • In addition to Britannica's in-depth coverage of the subject, YouTube users visiting http://www.britannica.com/ will get additional information developed specially for them.
  • The YouTube partnership is just one of several recent initiatives by Britannica to help users cut through the Internet clutter and find reliable information.