Data fail: Teaching data literacy with African diaspora digital humanities
This paper investigates the authors’ collaboration with undergraduate students at Salem State University in data curation and visualization. It asserts that data-driven strategies in African diaspora digital humanities can improve data literacy…
Combating fake news: An agenda for research and action.
This paper examines the growing threat of fake news to democratic societies, exacerbated by the rapid spread of information in today’s media ecosystem, especially on social media. It highlights how the abundance…
There is no algorithm for truth
This one-hour online on-demand course examines the growing threat of fake news to democratic societies, exacerbated by the rapid spread of information in today’s media ecosystem, especially on social media. It highlights…
Rumor psychology: Social and organizational approaches
This paper explores the nature of rumors, how they start and spread, and how they differ from gossip, emphasizing their role in helping people make sense of ambiguous situations or threats. It…
Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe Them
This study examines the pervasive nature of conspiracy theories and their impact on society and politics. It explores how belief in conspiracy theories can lead to significant actions, including influencing major political…
Understanding conspiracy theories
This study reviews the growing body of interdisciplinary literature on conspiracy theories, addressing three key questions. It examines the psychological, political, and social factors that contribute to conspiracy beliefs, exploring how these…
The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Fake News Credibility
This paper investigates the potential of mindfulness and meditation to help consumers better detect fake news by improving their attention. The research includes two studies: a correlational study showing that regular meditation…
The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Susceptibility to Misinformation.
This study explores whether mindfulness induction can reduce the incorporation of false information into eyewitness testimony. Participants were exposed to misleading post-event information about a crime and received mindfulness induction at various…
We can’t trust big tech or the government to weed out fake news, but a public-led approach just might work
The article discusses the Australian government’s News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, which aims to regulate misinformation, and the response from major tech companies like Google and Facebook, who have…
Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences. In The Social Structure of Online Communities
The book explores how computer-supported global communications are reshaping the socioeconomic landscape, particularly through social media, virtual worlds, and citizen sciences. It examines the similarities and differences between the social structures of…