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Tackling The Scourge Of Misinformation In India

In a recent post on the social media platform X, stand-up comedian Neeti Palta wrote, ‘If comedians can be held…

6 months ago
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India’s Growing Misinformation Crisis Poses A Threat To Democracy

Six years ago, in the backdrop of a suicide bombing attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama district that killed at least 40…

9 months ago
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India Needs To De-weaponise Misinformation

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025 highlights India as a top country, for the second year running, at…

9 months ago
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Can Prebunking Outpace Fake News?

Prebunking emerges as a key tool in the fight against misinformation, equipping people to resist fake news before it spreads.…

10 months ago
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‘Op Bhediya’ Reveals Gaps In Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation

Wild animals, presumed to be wolves, have attacked people in an Uttar Pradesh district, causing deaths.  The forest department identified…

1 year ago
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Finding A Faster, Cheaper Way To Curb Misinfo

The spread of misinformation and disinformation is the most severe short-term risk facing the world, according to the World Economic…

1 year ago
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How Education & Social Media Regulation Can Combat Science Denial

Five billion people use social media globally, and millions of posts are shared on Meta (Facebook) every minute. While a…

2 years ago
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Why Some People Don’t Trust Science & How To Change Their Minds

During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently…

2 years ago
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Ignore, Rebut And Embrace: How To Shut Down Conspiracies

Australia’s recent Indigenous Voice referendum was marred by baseless allegations about what it actually meant, including the claim that a…

2 years ago
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Scrolling Into Stress: How Climate Fears Hit The Youth Of Today

Our young people are getting a dose of social media-driven eco-anxiety over the environment. There are ways we can help…

2 years ago
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Reasons Why Stereotyping Increases During Economic Crises

It’s been almost exactly 15 years since Lehmann Brothers declared bankruptcy, marking the height of the financial crisis. Since then,…

2 years ago
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How Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn From Each Other

People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and…

2 years ago
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Using Social Media Images To Better Respond To Disasters

A team of researchers trained an artificial intelligence tool using a million photos of disasters to recognise disasters and incidents…

2 years ago
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Visual Misinformation Is Rife On Facebook

How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is low or…

2 years ago
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Withdraw ‘Draconian’ Amendments To IT Rules: Editors’ Guild

The Editors' Guild of India on Friday said it was "deeply disturbed" by the "draconian" amendments to the Information Technology…

3 years ago
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Ripe For An Avalanche Of Misinformation

Seeing might not be believing going forward as digital technologies make the fight against misinformation even trickier for embattled social…

3 years ago

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