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1. Algorithms can be useful in detecting fake news, stopping its spread and countering misinformation

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2. The disturbing trend of state media use of deepfakes

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3. The Pope Francis puffer coat was fake – here’s a history of real papal fashion

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4. Why you shouldn't be scared of spiders

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5. Reporting Ukraine 90 years ago: the Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin's genocide

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6. Misinformation: why it may not necessarily lead to bad behaviour

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7. 5 expert tips to protect yourself from online misinformation

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8. Press freedom: Fictional newsman Ted Baxter was more invested in fame than in good journalism – but unlike today's pundits, he didn't corrupt the news

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9. Information literacy courses can help students tackle confirmation bias and misinformation

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10. Press freedom: Four ways Netanyahu's new far-right government threatens Israeli democracy

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11. Disinformation is an epidemic. We’re the vaccine.

    By Admin, December 6, 2022
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12. How fake foreign news fed political fervor and led to the American Revolution

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13. How can you tell if something is true? Here are 3 questions to ask yourself about what you see, hear and read

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14. How maths can help the BBC with impartial reporting

    By Admin, November 9, 2022
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15. Press freedom: Republicans and Democrats see news bias only in stories that clearly favor the other party

    By Admin, October 31, 2022
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16. Press freedom: Journalists must be protected in police investigations. Here's our five point plan for reform

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17. Halloween, Avril Lavigne and the conspiracy theory that refuses to die

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18. Another stress test for democracy: The imminent election crisis in Brazil

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19. Press freedom: South Africa's Jacob Zuma is taking a top reporter to court. The verdict could affect journalists' rights

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20. Fake research can be harmful to your health – a new study offers a tool for rooting it out

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21. Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it

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22. Kenya’s young voters have a dilemma: they dislike ethnic politics but feel trapped in it

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23. Media literacy education in South Africa can help combat fake news - here's what's needed

    By Admin, June 29, 2022
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24. How can we stop fake election news spreading in migrant communities?

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25. Canada's Russian embassy weaponizes social media to fuel support for the Ukraine invasion

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