Fire Hannity Effort Intensifies
Efforts to get Fox News to fire commentator Sean Hannity have intensified in recent days, amid allegations that the network collaborated with the White House…
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The real consequences of fake news
This photograph taken in Paris Friday Dec. 2, 2016 shows stories from USA Daily News 24, a fake news site registered in Veles, Macedonia. USA…
President Trump Launches Tweet Storm Against “Fake News” Media
Donald Trump’s attacks on what he has dubbed the “fake news” media have been unrelenting since he took office in January and, according to a…
Anti-Net Neutrality Groups Say Millions Of ‘Fake’ FCC Comments Are From Russia
Conservative U.S. groups that support the Federal Communication Commissions’ potential move to gut net neutrality rules are claiming that millions of pro-net neutrality comments…
Why licensing journalists won’t end the scourge of ‘fake news
(Shutterstock) Christopher Waddell, Carleton University Should journalists be licensed? The Conversation Canada commissioned two articles to argue for and against the idea. Read the counterpoint…
We regulate doctors to protect the public from harm – why not journalists?
Shutterstock David Maslove, Queen’s University, Ontario Should journalists be licensed? The Conversation Canada commissioned two articles to argue for and against the idea. Read the…
Information overload fuels ‘fake news’: study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain On Monday, scientists revealed some of the reasons for the explosion of hoaxes and lies on social media—an information overload has…
How a journalism class is teaching middle schoolers to fight fake news
Ed Madison, University of Oregon Research last year out of Stanford University revealed that students – from middle schoolers to undergraduates – are easily duped…
Being more media savvy won’t stop the spread of ‘fake news’ – here’s why
Shutterstock Craig Harper, Nottingham Trent University “Fake news” is the buzzword of 2017. Barely a day goes by without a headline about president Donald Trump…
Fake news: if you care about being lied to you’ll be more careful about the way you use social media
Jakraphong Photography via Shutterstock.com Paul Bernal, University of East Anglia Fake news has become big news over the past few months. And that’s mainly due…