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Thinking about Thinking: Dubious Sea Level Claim

September 2, 2024June 22, 2021 by Dave
dubious sea level claim

Dubious Sea Level Claim case study.

When faced with claims, how should we critically analyse them, what approach is the best one to take?

Categories Critical Thinking, Fake News, fake news, Skepticism, society Tags Critical Thinking, Facebook, fake news Leave a comment

Digital Vaccines for Misinformation

March 24, 2024June 16, 2021 by Dave
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What strategies can be adopted to successfully counter misinformation, is there an effective vaccine that will immunize you against the lies?

Categories Fake News, Skepticism, society Tags disinformation, fake news, misinformation Leave a comment

Fake News: What makes a news story truly trustworthy?

April 23, 2024June 14, 2021 by Dave
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A new Pew Poll hides the very concerning truth that many can no longer identify what is reliable and trustworthy and what is Fake News

Categories Fake News, poll, Skepticism, society Tags fake news, media, pew, poll, trustworthy Leave a comment

Are you good at spotting Fake News?

June 8, 2021 by Dave
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New study reveals some interesting insights into those who are most prone to being successfully fooled by fake news articles.

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UK: New Online Safety Bill in the pipeline

May 13, 2021 by Dave
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The UK’s online Safety Bill has a lot of potential, but it also might be a total disaster. Critics are making some very good observations.

Categories Fake News, law, politics, society Tags fake news, law, Online Safety, UK Leave a comment

Handling Social media Trolls – BBC Guidance

May 5, 2021 by Dave
Marianna Spring writes on the topic of social media abuse

Why do people hurl abuse on social media and what can be done about it? BBC disinformation reporter has some insights and thoughts on it.

Categories Fake News, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society, twitter Tags abuse, Marianna Spring, social media, trolls Leave a comment
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