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Can Your Students Tell the Difference Between Fact and Fiction?

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Education & Technology

Can Your Students Tell the Difference Between Fact and Fiction?

5 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image: Snopek / Shutterstock. Article by Kimberly Rues. Information flies by in our social media feeds, pops into our private...

This Camera App Is Designed to Fight Fake News

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Art, Design & Technology

This Camera App Is Designed to Fight Fake News

5 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photograph: Getty Images. Article by Tom Simonite. Chipmaker Qualcomm and startup Truepic are testing a feature for Android phones that...

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Science & Technology

Social media’s Trump-Covid conundrum

5 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Article by Alexandra S Levine. — On Trump’s Covid diagnosis: Lawmakers and celebrities blasted Twitter and Facebook for swiftly cracking down...

Facebook takes down Russian operation that recruited U.S. journalists, amid rising concerns about election misinformation

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Science & Technology

Facebook takes down Russian operation that recruited U.S. journalists, amid rising concerns about election misinformation

6 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before senators in April 2018. (Alex Wong/Getty Images). Article by Elizabeth Dwoskin and...

Political trolls adapt, create material to deceive and confuse the public

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Science & Technology

Political trolls adapt, create material to deceive and confuse the public

6 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Collage: Examples of memes shared online by Russian government-sponsored trolls. Zannettou et al., 2019., CC BY-ND. Article by Gianluca Stringhini and Savvas...

Can Your Students Tell the Difference Between Fact and Fiction?

This Camera App Is Designed to Fight Fake News

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