Mass psychogenic illness has happened throughout history, but social media makes it more likely to spread.
If the health content you see on social media sounds too good to be true, it’s very likely false – but there are ways to check it out before sharing.
Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.
Scientists estimate that for every 100,000 people targeted with specific political ads, several thousand can be persuaded.
Most studies suggests that fake news is more likely to enhance existing beliefs and views rather than radically change voting intentions of those who are undecided.
Researchers argue that the findings hold lessons for social media companies and the “perverse incentives” driving political polarisation online.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have analysed more than 800,000 tweets and found that negative emotions expressed about geoengineering – the idea
We often assume misinformation leads to bad beliefs which lead to antisocial behaviour. But there’s so far little evidence for this.
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