misinformation

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International March 19, 2026

Information is a battlefield: 4 questions you can ask to judge the reliability of news reports and social posts about the US‑Iran war

by Andrea Hickerson, University of Mississippi, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Historically, when the U.S. has undertaken military action against foreign governments, journalists have relied…

Health & Wellness March 17, 2026

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

by Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to…

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Opinion November 24, 2025

Bookman: What’s real and what’s not these days in Georgia politics?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 20, 2025 The lines that separate truth from falsehood, reality from fantasy, have…

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History March 23, 2025

Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation

by Lightning Jay, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can you tell fact from fiction online? In a digital…

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Science and Technology February 18, 2025

Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community

by Anne Toomey, Pace University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Misinformation about scientific topics, including falsehoods such as vaccines cause autism and climate change being…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

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Art and Culture November 20, 2024

An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet

by Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored…

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Pets and Pet Adoption March 31, 2026