Fake News

Young people's ability to navigate the Internet can be summed up in one word: bleak.

The course, offered at the University of Washington, teaches that the proliferation of algorithms and data is making misinformation more widespread.

New research finds social media is not the main driver of why so many people fall for misinformation about candidates and issues.

After an incorrect report spread on WhatsApp, a mob lynched two men in Acatlán de Osorio, Mexico. Fact-checkers came in and tried to uncover the truth of what happened.

A new study finds those who deactivate Facebook are happier than those who don't. But there are reasons to believe this might not be true of the elderly.

New research finds the 65-and-over demographic was most inclined to share fabricated news reports during the 2016 presidential campaign.

A new book explains why social networks are excellent conduits for falsehoods.

News consumers are more trusting of the media when they're exposed to fact-checking, per new research.

So are dogmatic and delusion-prone people, according to new research.

Alison Head, a co-author of a new report on the media habits of almost 6,000 college students, explains why news consumption has become an arduous task for younger generations.

There's plenty of evidence to suggest Trump won't just survive Michael Cohen's testimony—he'll thrive.

Make it a habit to approach stories in an analytical frame of mind.

Deciphering what counts as true in our post-truth era.

What started as a political tactic has evolved into a social virus.

Falsehoods spread faster and deeper into the Twittersphere—and humans, not bots, are to blame.

Fake news has become one more way for the president to distort truth—but the worst of what passes for it has little to do with press.

A new website lets people play the role of propagandist, giving them a more sophisticated idea of how and why fictitious news is created.

Journalists trying to cover the regime's brutal crackdown against the Rohingya have found themselves in the government's crosshairs.

The banned CDC words represent the deliberate erasure of certain concepts—and people—from the bureaucratic categories that are channels for state power.

Cognitive ability drives our ability to recalibrate our views after reading a correction.

Misinformation is hard to dislodge, but certain techniques can help.

Local lending institutions remain trusted sources of information while trust in the media has hit an all-time low.

His ratings were again lowest among women, those aged 18 to 34, and minorities.

New research reports we are less likely to fact-check information on a social media platform.