Clayface' screenings are producing early mini-reviews, but some are spreading misinformation and alleged spoilers about the ...

Australia's fire ant eradication program's slow response to online misinformation left it open to "anti-government narratives", an independent review has found. The invasive species has infested ...

Young people are particularly susceptible to misleading information on social media. Yet insights from developmental psychology show that they also have unique strengths to build resilience. In a new ...

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 ...

To study the effects of misinformation on attitudes, some social science experiments expose participants to false, misleading, or dangerous information. Most Institutional Review Boards require that ...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk touched off a round of one of the more ghoulish rituals in American public life: the eager speculation, after an incident of spectacular violence, about the politics ...

Health misinformation is false, inaccurate, or misleading information about health. It is common online, particularly on social media sites. Health misinformation can lead to incorrect self-diagnoses, ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In 2024, Nessa Kiani was a research data scientist at the University of California, Irvine, spending her free time building an ...

Meta is ending fact-checking and removing restrictions on speech across Facebook and Instagram. Mark Zuckerberg, its CEO, called the move an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms.

Q: How did the committee define misinformation about science? A: Even as research in this field has grown in recent years, there has been a lack of a consistent definition. Research on misinformation ...