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Finland took a significantly different approach. After seeing the damage done by the fake news spread in neighbouring Russia, the Finnish government set up a plan to teach critical thinking in ... A 2019 study found that Finnish pupils are much better at

2 Jan 2019: At a time when the question of access to this University is so much in the news I am proud to tell you that year-on-year Wolfson continues to offer ... on its own merits rather than on the basis of the journal in which the research is published.

19 Nov 2020: Fake news can travel faster and lodge itself deeper than the truth,” says Dr Sander van der Linden, who leads the project at Cambridge. ... We are aiming to pre-emptively debunk, or pre-bunk, misinformation by exposing people to a mild dose of the

What is fake news? Fake news appears everywhere. After gaining steam during the 2016 US presiden-tial election, the phrase has become ubiquitous in popular media. ... Moreover, it is impossible to debunk every fake or misleading story, as producing fake

12 Mar 2021: Fake news can travel faster and lodge itself deeper than the truth,” says van der Linden, who leads the project at Cambridge. ... When that many people engage with the game, the researchers argue, this neutralising effect can help to build societal

in this era of ‘Fake News’ and conspiracy-driven activism. ... The communication of knowledge generated by universities is therefore more than ever, of great importance for the academic community.

3 Dec 2020: is more nuanced and sympathetic than the caricature created in the film. ... But this is more than about individuals. The concept of expertise itself is contestable and weaponised in the fake news world.

3 Dec 2020: is more nuanced and sympathetic than the caricature created in the film. ... But this is more than about individuals. The concept of expertise itself is contestable and weaponised in the fake news world.