Tag: Fake News

Pro-Truth Pledge: Social Science Attacks Fake News From the Demand Side

By Michael Todd | Published: November 2, 2018

Gleb Tsipursky is addressing fake news, but not by trying to educate consumers about the viper already in their newsfeed. He harnessed his own skills as a behavioral scientist and is asking newsmakers themselves to not speak or spread fake news in the first place.

Posted in International Debates | Also tagged Gleb Tsipursky, Midterms, Pro-Truth Pledge | Leave a comment

Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

By Gleb Tsipursky | Published: May 18, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged his company’s responsibility in helping create the enormous amount of fake news that plagued the 2016 election – after earlier denials. Yet he offered no concrete details on what Facebook could do about it. Fortunately, there’s a way to fight fake news that already exists and has behavioral science on its side: the Pro-Truth Pledge project.

Posted in News, Research, Research Ethics | Also tagged Behavioral Science, Facebook | Leave a comment

Social Science Space 2017 Round Up

By Philip Patino | Published: January 10, 2018

Last year Social Science Space presented more than 200 articles on the impact, infrastructure and industry surrounding social and behavioral science and research. Looking back over those articles, we've chosen a few of special merit. Social Science Space plans to continue to provide the latest that the new year has to offer. Stay up to date with us to see what is in store.

Posted in Academic Funding, Brexit, Higher Education Reform, Interdisciplinarity, News, Research, Science & Social Science | Also tagged Border Criminology, Poverty | Leave a comment

Critiquing the US News Media: Fake News and Real Money

By Social Science Space | Published: November 27, 2017

In the videos below, a trio of media professionals along with the former dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, offer their savvy takes on these questions and more.

Posted in Communication, News | Also tagged APSA, Political Science | Leave a comment

How Fake News Pulls Real News Into Its Orbit

By Michael Todd | Published: June 21, 2017

Is the problem with fake news that individual stories confuse people? Or could it be, argues a new paper, that fake news sets the agenda that other and more legitimate media then follow?

Posted in Communication, Public Policy, Research | Also tagged Chris Vargo, Hoaxy | Leave a comment

Fake News Reveals Truths About Our Digital Age

By Jonathan Gray, Liliana Bounegru and Tommaso Venturini | Published: April 18, 2017

'By looking more closely at how fake news moves and mobilizes people, we can develop a richer picture of not only how much it circulates where, but also why it circulates and how it resonates amongst different publics.'

Posted in Bookshelf, International Debates, Public Policy | Also tagged Nieman Lab, Public Data Lab | Leave a comment

Download a Free Checklist for Smoking Out Fake News

By SAGE | Published: February 9, 2017

Concerned about the proliferation of fake news, CQ Press has created a short checklist aimed at students and teachers that offers some tools for divining what's solid news and what's bogus.

Posted in Communication, Teaching | Also tagged Cognitive Bias | Leave a comment

Tag: Fake News

Pro-Truth Pledge: Social Science Attacks Fake News From the Demand Side

Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

Critiquing the US News Media: Fake News and Real Money

How Fake News Pulls Real News Into Its Orbit

Fake News Reveals Truths About Our Digital Age

Download a Free Checklist for Smoking Out Fake News

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