GMO discussion on Twitter
The paper aims at studying the drift between public opinion and scientific facts regarding GMOs. It focuses its analysis on topic on twitter and makes the linkages to conspiracy theories, specifically GMOs…
What Constitutes Disinformation? Disinformation Judgment, Influence of Partisanship, and Support for Anti-Disinformation Legislation
A study that attempts to understand how people define the term “Disinformation” and how the way it’s defined affects the problems the stem from it.
Fake news as a two-dimensional phenomenon: a framework and research agenda
A review of a number of studies in the aim of defining the term “Fake news” in response to its recent abusive use. In its findings the paper proposes that “Fake News”…
Believing and acting on fake news related to natural food: the influential role of brand trust and system trust
A study that aims at exploring the impacts of fake news as a risk specifically for natural food brands, in an attempt to help policy makers and brand marketers in taking informed…
Consumer response to fake news about brands on social media: the effects of self-efficacy, media trust, and persuasion knowledge on brand trust
Triggered by the hoax news regarding Coca-Cola recalling its product Dasani water due to contamination in the USA, the study aims at studying consumer behavior regarding fake news, based on the persuasion…
“Climate smart agriculture” is a dangerous hoax
The article is a statement by La Via Campesina, the world’s largest organization representing peasants and small-scale farmers, expressing their stance of rejection towards climate-smart agriculture
Pesticide misuse among small Andean farmers stems from pervasive misinformation by retailers
A study that aimed at exploring the responsibility of pesticide retailers in the misuse of pesticides among farmers, an issue according to the authors not well documented and blame usually directed at…
Merchants of doubt in the free‐ranging cat conflic
A letter/short aticle that discusses how misinformation about free-ranging cats has affected public ploicy and negtaively impacted biodiversity.
Nobel Winner Refutes Climate Change Narrative, Points Out Ignored Factor
An interesting article and interview with nobel prize laureate, John Clause, who refutes the current narrative regarding climate change, and considers the IPCC reports poor scientific work!
Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya
the study explores the reasons behind the slow adoption of IPM in developing countries, taking Kenya as a case study, it claims that there is poor involvement of farming communities in the…
