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The application of social network theory to social media provides useful insights into the spread of misinformation. For example, tightly connected networks may be used to represent echo chambers . This theory is useful for devising countermeasures to misinformation on a social media platform level, such as down ranking or removing posts and ...
“To some degree, we are all susceptible to misinformation, even when we know better, because fact-checking for accuracy is such a difficult cognitive task,” said van der Linden, author of ...
Public opinion and policy interact: public opinion and the popularity of public health measures can strongly influence government policy and the creation and enforcement of industry standards. Disinformation attempts to undermine public opinion and prevent the organization of collection actions, including policy debates, government action ...
Brandolini's law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle, is an internet adage coined in 2013 by Alberto Brandolini, an Italian programmer, that emphasizes the effort of debunking misinformation, in comparison to the relative ease of creating it in the first place.
The Shorenstein Center at Harvard University defines disinformation research as an academic field that studies "the spread and impacts of misinformation, disinformation, and media manipulation," including "how it spreads through online and offline channels, and why people are susceptible to believing bad information, and successful strategies for mitigating its impact". [23]
A new study shows that many students aren't able to identify online misinformation because universities are providing outdated guidance.
Social media platforms allow for easy spread of misinformation. [130] The specific reasons why misinformation spreads through social media so easily remain unknown. [132] Agent-based models and other computational models have been used by researchers to explain how false beliefs spread through networks.
The Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) was an advisory board of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), from April 27, 2022 to August 24, 2022. The board's stated function was to protect national security by disseminating guidance to DHS agencies on combating misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation that threatens the security of the homeland.