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11 Oct 2020: Fake news can travel faster and lodge itself deeper than the truth,” said Dr Sander van der Linden, who leads the project and the Social Decision-Making Lab at Cambridge. ... By exposing people to the tactics behind fake news we can help create a

Cambridge alumni and faculty are often asked to comment on the news of the day by prominent news media, most recently in the Washington Post, Forbes, Time, The New York Times ... Gen Z And Millennials More Likely To Fall For Fake News Than Older People,

17 May 2019: The researchers have been working with Whatsapp to counter fake news in the Indian elections, partnering with India’s Digital Empowerment Foundation. ... Asked about how it can counter specific conspiracy theories or types of fake news, van der Linden

11 Jul 2024: 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 secondary school in 2014. ... A 2019 study found that Finnish pupils are much better at identifying fake news

12 May 2021: By exposing people to the methods used to produce fake news we can help create a general ‘inoculation’, rather than trying to counter each specific falsehood,” said study lead author and ... When it came to confidence in their ability to spot fake

11 Jul 2024: 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 secondary school in 2014. ... A 2019 study found that Finnish pupils are much better at identifying fake news

26 Apr 2021: 14 April 2021. Go Viral!: using the power of gaming to fight fake news. ... Fake news can travel faster and lodge itself deeper than the truth.

influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief ”. The rise of “fake news” has undoubtedly played a central role in this debate. ... Google is demoting fake news in their search results. Vaccines do not always

One particularly resonant concern of Taylor’s was ‘fake news’; some of his pamphlets peddled their own spoof stories, while others attempted to set the record straight through first-hand reportage. ... Invoking the spectre of the Ranter debates of

One particularly resonant concern of Taylor’s was ‘fake news’; some of his pamphlets peddled their own spoof stories, while others attempted to set the record straight through first-hand reportage. ... Invoking the spectre of the Ranter debates of

30 May 2023: Political extremism, religious fundamentalism and intolerance abound. Despite the world being more connected than ever before, ignorance, mistrust, and cultural isolation persist. ... Critical thinking helps us rise above confrontation and conflict. It

11 Jul 2024: 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 secondary school in 2014. ... A 2019 study found that Finnish pupils are much better at identifying fake news

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

One particularly resonant concern of Taylor’s was ‘fake news’; some of his pamphlets peddled their own spoof stories, while others attempted to set the record straight through first-hand reportage. ... Invoking the spectre of the Ranter debates of

30 May 2023: Political extremism, religious fundamentalism and intolerance abound. Despite the world being more connected than ever before, ignorance, mistrust, and cultural isolation persist. ... Critical, independent thinking helps us rise above confrontation and

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

11 Jul 2024: 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 secondary school in 2014. ... A 2019 study found that Finnish pupils are much better at identifying fake news

25 Jun 2019: Research suggests that fake news spreads faster and deeper than the truth, so combatting disinformation after-the-fact can be like fighting a losing battle,” said Dr Sander van der Linden, ... By doing this, we are hoping to create what you might call

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