Headlines For Nov. 30, 2021
Vancouver Sun
Vaughn Palmer: B.C.’s minister of misinformation strikes again
Opinion: Hours before ordering a fee for FOI requests, Lisa Beare told the legislature she was still ‘listening’ on that subject. Truth is, the decision had already been made
Newsweek
Social Media Superspreaders – Misinformation Monitor
One year later, Facebook and Twitter are still ignoring warnings about half of the accounts they knew spread COVID-19 misinformation, keeping their users’ health at risk.
WRAL.COM
BEN SMITH: Inside the ‘Misinformation’ Wars
On Friday afternoons this fall, top American news executives have dialed into a series of off-the-record Zoom meetings led by Harvard academics whose goal is to “help newsroom leaders fight misinformation and media manipulation.”
KCRA Channel 3
The new omicron variant is fueling old misinformation. Here are the facts
A new coronavirus variant revived old conspiracy theories this week as widely shared social media posts falsely claimed the omicron variant was nothing but a cover-up for darker agendas.
WGN Radio
Social media misinformation and disinformation… What’s the difference?
Social media strategist and expert Scott Kleinberg joins Bob Sirott to discuss the difference between misinformation and disinformation and the role social media plays in both. Are people looking for affirmation instead of information? Plus Scott answers this week’s genius bar question!
