Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
Medical misinformation is big business on social media. From influencers flogging snake oil to anti-vax propaganda, we’re often facing health advice that’s complete nonsense. But so many people believe it. We’re all living longer, but we’re not living healthier. People […]
Social media is flooded with AI-generated content. Text and images created by AI are spreading like wildfire, and it’s becoming harder and harder to spot it. Companies are adopting these technologies en masse as they are cheap and readily available. […]
This is a pattern we’re seeing again and again. A shocking and tragic news event will capture the world’s attention and become surrounded in lies and deceit. Social media platforms do not have the power to stop this misinformation, even […]
The news lately feels like it’s been swamped with politics, at least from where I’m standing in Europe. The Danish general election has just wrapped up, Italy elected a far-right President in a snap election a month ago, the UK […]
In my last couple of posts I have gone over the origins and development of fake news, and our present situation. Here, I will explore the potential future we face with fake news. I’ll briefly discuss how different generations process […]
In my last post I gave an overview of how the fake news we see now has developed over centuries. In this one, I’ll focus on the fake news that has been widely circulated over the past couple of years, […]
Fake News: Collins Dictionary made it their word of the year 2017, following an explosion in use. Despite Donald Trump’s claims, it existed as a term long before he popularised it. The term describes untrue or misleading news stories spread […]