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Those Cute Cats Online? They Help Spread Misinformation https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/technology/misinformation-cute-cats-online.html 2 comments 4/12/2021

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How Abortion Misinformation and Disinformation Spread Online https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-abortion-misinformation-and-disinformation-spread-online/ 371 comments 25/6/2022 technology
'Spreading like wildfire': Fauci, surgeon general take aim at COVID misinformation online https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/18/fauci-surgeon-general-criticize-spread-covid-misinformation-online/8007255002/ 14 comments 19/7/2021 politics
'Spreading like wildfire': Fauci, surgeon general take aim at COVID misinformation online https://eu.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/18/fauci-surgeon-general-criticize-spread-covid-misinformation-online/8007255002/ 62 comments 18/7/2021 technology
Should spreading anti-vaxxer misinformation online be criminalised? https://screenshot-media.com/the-future/science/contradicting-anti-vaxxers/ 183 comments 24/2/2021 technews
[BBC] China coronavirus: Misinformation spreads online https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-51271037 3 comments 30/1/2020 worldnews
How does misinformation spread online? http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/q-a-walter-quattrociocchi-digital-wildfires?utm_content=buffer64012&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 12 comments 4/2/2016 technology
The spreading of misinformation online http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/01/02/1517441113.abstract 11 comments 5/1/2016 science
How AI bots spread misinformation online and undermine democratic politics https://theconversation.com/how-ai-bots-spread-misinformation-online-and-undermine-democratic-politics-234915 7 comments 31/7/2024 technology
After spreading misinformation online, anti-abortion doctors are asking media to “correct the record” on abortion coverage https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/after-spreading-misinformation-online-anti-abortion-doctors-are-asking-media-correct 364 comments 10/9/2022 technology
'Facebook Groups Are Destroying America': Researcher On Misinformation Spread Online https://www.npr.org/2020/06/22/881826881/facebook-groups-are-destroying-america-researcher-on-misinformation-spread-onlin?utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=politics 22 comments 22/6/2020 politics
Antisemitic riots in Russia: How misinformation spread online fueled violence https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/antisemitic-riots-in-russia-how-misinformation-spread-online-fueled-violence/ 3 comments 20/12/2023 europe
MPs want big tech held responsible for misinformation spread online by foreign actors https://cfjctoday.com/2023/10/24/mps-want-big-tech-held-responsible-for-misinformation-spread-online-by-foreign-actors/ 3 comments 25/10/2023 technology
Research finds public broadly favour taking action to stop spread of harmful misinformation online https://www.newswise.com/articles/research-finds-public-broadly-favour-taking-action-to-stop-spread-of-harmful-misinformation-online 94 comments 10/2/2023 technology
Australian Electoral Commission slaps down Pauline Hanson’s online cartoon for spreading voter fraud misinformation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-29/aec-warns-pauline-hanson-one-nation-over-voter-fraud-video/101026812 10 comments 29/4/2022 worldnews
China coronavirus: Misinformation spreads online about origin and scale https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-51271037?= 11 comments 31/1/2020 worldnews
Experts Warn of ‘Denialism Comeback’ Ahead of November’s Global Climate Talks. Even amid a disaster-filled summer marked by record heat, climate misinformation continues to spread online at alarming rates https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/09/climate-disasters-disinformation-increasing/ 87 comments 16/9/2023 environment
Study of more than 2,400 Facebook users suggests that platforms — more than individual users — have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation online https://news.usc.edu/204782/usc-study-reveals-the-key-reason-why-fake-news-spreads-on-social-media/ 124 comments 20/1/2023 science
As sunscreen misinformation spreads online, dermatologists face real-life impact of online trends https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/online-sunscreen-misinformation-tiktok-dermatologists/?intcid=CNR-02-0623 75 comments 8/7/2024 health
A Shocking Number of Americans Want to 'Just Let Them All Burn': A study measured the 'Need for Chaos' that leads people to spread online misinformation and vote for politicians like Trump. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evjzkn/a-shocking-number-of-americans-want-to-just-let-them-all-burn 56 comments 4/9/2019 politics
We hear what we want to hear — New research confirms people lend greater credence to sources of information confirming what they already believe to be true -- or at least what they hope to be true. Some researchers suggest motivated beliefs can explain spread of misinformation online. https://www.upi.com/science_news/2021/09/14/bias-misinformation-people-hear-what-they-want-to-study/4651631623349/ 15 comments 15/9/2021 science
Research revealed the prevalence of fake social media accounts using AI-generated images and their involvement with the spread of misinformation online. More than half of the accounts with fake images were first created in 2023; in some cases, hundreds of accounts were set up in a matter of hours https://news.rub.de/english/press-releases/2024-11-06-it-security-how-common-are-fake-profile-pictures-twitter 23 comments 8/11/2024 science
Spanish-language misinformation about renewable energy spreads online, report finds https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/spanish-language-misinformation-false-renewable-energy-climate-rcna117631 3 comments 29/9/2023 technology
A Look Inside the Sprawling Online Network that Spreads Climate Misinformation to Spanish-Speaking Communities Around the World https://graphika.com/reports/los-eco-il%C3%B3gicos 4 comments 8/11/2022 technology
Polar bears are being used to spread misinformation about the causes and consequences of climate change online. Blogs that deny or downplay anthropogenic global warming disregard the scientific evidence of Arctic sea-ice loss and polar bear vulnerability. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/climate/polar-bears-climate-deniers.html 6 comments 11/4/2018 science
Russia is biggest culprit of spreading fake news, says survey of UK social media users: Poll by humanitarian charity the Syria Campaign sheds light on Britons’ susceptibility to online misinformation https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/31/fake-news-survey-russia-main-culprit-uk-social-media-users 12 comments 2/1/2018 worldnews
Study finds similar solutions to slow the spread of online misinformation can be effective in countries worldwide. Getting people to think about accuracy when deciding what to share, as well as showing them digital literacy tips, made them less likely to share false claims. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/press/why-do-people-around-world-share-fake-news-new-research-finds-commonalities-global-behavior 11 comments 30/6/2023 science
As the Coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, news articles and social media posts about the outbreak continue to spread online. Unfortunately, this flood of information can make it difficult to separate fact from fiction - and during an outbreak, misinformation can be dangerous https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-myths.html 51 comments 6/4/2020 science
Facebook to direct vaccine searches to public health pages - Facebook moves to stem spread of misinformation online about side-effects of immunisations https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/04/facebook-to-redirect-anti-vaccine-searches-to-public-health-pages 3 comments 5/9/2019 technology
The dark side of memes: How conspiracy groups hijack humor to build ranks, spread misinformation. New research found shared photos and videos that reinforce a ‘conspiracist worldview’ have a role in building a sense of tribalism and collective opinion within online conspiracy theorist communities https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/memes-spread-conspiracy-theories-by-uniting-online-groups-shows-new-research/ 60 comments 29/1/2025 science
Spanish-language disinformation and misinformation about climate change have risen hand in hand with the spread of false narratives online undermining renewable energy initiatives as extreme weather events have become more severe and recurrent this summer. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/spanish-language-misinformation-false-renewable-energy-climate-rcna117631 3 comments 29/9/2023 environment
Poop and scoop is a scheme in which a small group of informed people attempts to drive down a stock's price by spreading misinformation. The explosion of online communities, platforms, and finance-related discussion groups has made it possible to conduct such schemes with ease. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/poopandscoop.asp 25 comments 6/1/2022 btc
How climate change misinformation spreads online- In a new paper, published in WIREs Climate Change, we explore the actors behind online misinformation and why social networks are such fertile ground for misinformation to spread. https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-climate-change-misinformation-spreads-online?utm_campaign=revuecbweeklybriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=revue%20newsletter 18 comments 26/6/2020 science
Researchers look into how cancer misinformation spreads online. A high degree of fear-mongering serves as a harmful distraction, especially on social media, causing people to worry about certain red herrings — like microwaves, genetically modified organisms and secret toxins https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2024/10/researchers-look-into-how-cancer-misinformation-spreads-online.html 48 comments 11/10/2024 science
Malicious COVID-19 online content -- including racist content, disinformation and misinformation -- thrives and spreads online by bypassing the moderation efforts of individual social media platforms, according to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/gwu-mce061121.php 9 comments 17/6/2021 science