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Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media
Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media The author argues that journalism’s slow pace is becoming a credibility issue due to the rapid dissemination of information on social media. The war in Ukraine has highlighted the problem, where journalists’ traditional strengths (e.g., verification, narrative coherence) become sources […]
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You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram Instagram boss Adam Mosseri warns that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and synthetic content. The rise of “infinite synthetic content” has made it easier to create realistic fake photos and videos, making the old assumption that […]
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What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels Colorado has passed a law requiring warning labels on gas stoves to inform consumers about the air quality implications of indoor gas stove use, which could have a substantial impact on public health. The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers is suing Colorado and asking a […]
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Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards The Supreme Court case First Choice Women’s Resource Centers Inc. v. Platkin revolves around whether crisis pregnancy centers can protect their donor records from disclosure to state authorities, despite being accused of deceptive practices. Crisis pregnancy centers are Christian nonprofits that appear […]
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Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been accused of using “doublethink” to manipulate information and present false narratives during a recent press conference. Leavitt claimed that inflation had slowed to 2.5% and real wages were increasing by $1,200 for the average worker, […]
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Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq
Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq President Donald Trump’s administration has presented the US military operations against Venezuela as a war against drug trafficking and terrorism, despite lacking credible evidence to support these claims. The […]
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As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’
As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’ The US Department of Justice has released some documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s files, but critics argue that more attention should be given to his victims than the powerful men on his “client list”. The […]
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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of “Operation Northwoods” leave out his father’s role in drafting false flag operations to go to war with Cuba. The Pentagon drafted “Operation Northwoods” in March 1962, a menu of pretexts […]
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‘Crowdchecking’ may be an antidote to online misinformation
‘Crowdchecking’ may be an antidote to online misinformation New research shows that crowdchecking, a collaborative fact-checking experiment on social media platform X, can be an effective antidote to online misinformation. The study found that when community notes about potential inaccuracies appear beneath tweets, authors are more likely to retract those tweets, with public notes increasing […]
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Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House
Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House The Trump administration is reviewing Smithsonian exhibits on slavery and other topics to reflect certain values, sparking concerns that historical realities are being whitewashed. The effort to purge public memorials and markers honoring the suffering and […]
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