Can free speech cost lives?
By Jihoon Sung Despite all the debates and discussions, the pandemic continues to ravage humanity and the fake news phenomenon continues to deceive some people. On May 3, 2020, the world marked the World Press Freedom Day, paying tribute to journalists of the world...
Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
By Tobias R. Keller & Rosalie Gillett Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation. Last year, Facebook cofounder and chief...
How can we recognise misinformation and disinformation? 🔊
The great promises of the internet to offer inter-connectedness and the spread of great ideas has brought great challenges in discerning fact from fiction. In this discussion, Damaso Reyes discusses some of the ways that we can identify misinformation and...
Is the term ‘fake news’ doing more harm than good?
By Joshua Habgood-Coote It has become part of our daily vocabulary but is the term ‘fake news’ doing more harm than good? Joshua Habgood-Coote explores. During a recent press conference in the UK, Donald Trump shut down a reporter from the news network he...
How is conflating “fake news” with “bad press” stifling free speech in Southeast Asia?
By Maddie McMahon The Global Anticorruption Blog’s Maddie McMahon looks at Malaysia’s new anti-fake news bill and whether it could set dangerous new precedents in the country. Since at least 2016, complaints about “fake news” have become increasingly...
What needs to be done to solve the fake news crisis? 🔊
Some call it a post-truth society. With increased media consolidation, fake news, and plummeting trust in the media, what needs to be done to solve our epistemological crisis? Maria Armoudian speaks to Robert Entman and Victor Pickard about fake news and what can be...
Are hacking, fake news, and paid trolls destroying democracy? 🔊
Hacking, fake news, and paid trolls have become more common over the last few years, with many internal and external forces attempting to corrupt, or at least influence, both information online and what makes the news. Chris Tenove and Jennifer Forestal discuss...
Are we living in a post-truth era? 🔊
While many argue that we are in a post-truth era, fuelled by US President Donald Trump and the phenomenon of fake news, some scholars say that deception has always been ubiquitous. What is the truth about lying? Maria Armoudian is joined by Timothy Levine, David...
Will fake news affect the New Zealand election? ▶
Is that really a fact staring you in the face? Or is it fake news…an alternative fact? Is it true simply because you want it to be true? Fake news and ‘alternative facts’ invaded Northern Hemisphere politics during the U.S. presidential election and Brexit....Subscribe by Email
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