How Misinformation Spreads Through War

Photo caption: Focused and worried teenage girl […] Photo credit: Getty Images / Jacques Julien. Podcast transcript: Tulika Bose and Sophie Bushwick. Scientific American: Science, Quickly – December 1, 2023.

Three experts break down how misinformation and propaganda spread through conflict, and how to debunk it yourself. […]

Sophie Bushwick: When any major news event happens, a lot of us have the same impulse …

Tulika Bose: We go to social media to follow the latest updates.

Bushwick: But that can sometimes backfire.

Tulika Bose: Right now we’re seeing viral misinformation everywhere—especially during the current Israel-Hamas conflict. […]

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