Category: MisInformation
Examining how false or distorted information spreads online and how to identify it responsibly.
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Why Seeing Something Repeated Makes It Feel True
Read more: Why Seeing Something Repeated Makes It Feel TrueWhy Seeing Something Repeated Makes It Feel True Most people assume that if they’ve seen something multiple times, there must be something to it. That assumption is where problems start.…
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How Misinformation Spreads Online – And Why It Works
Read more: How Misinformation Spreads Online – And Why It WorksThe most effective misinformation rarely begins as an obvious lie. It often starts with a real event, a real statistic, or a real concern. Then context is trimmed away, urgency…
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Corruption Of The Information Super Highway
Read more: Corruption Of The Information Super HighwayHappy New Year Everyone……….. Be Prepared To Stop As an avid user and contributor to the growth of the internet I have seen a very scary change to the information…
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UPC Codes Country of Manufacture Misinformation
Read more: UPC Codes Country of Manufacture MisinformationMisinformation In the wake of 2008 product scares involving melamine-tainted pet foods, lead-tainted toys, and melamine-tainted milk products, all originating in China, consumers in the U.S. understandably became more apprehensive…
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Starbucks Coffee Free Gift Card Survey SCAM
Read more: Starbucks Coffee Free Gift Card Survey SCAMOriginal Message Emails and Facebook posts claim that Starbucks is giving away free gift cards and instruct users to click a link to claim their prize. The message is not…
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Starbucks Lack of Support For Iraq Troops Hoax
Read more: Starbucks Lack of Support For Iraq Troops HoaxOriginal Message (circulated online) Message claims that Starbucks refused to donate coffee to Marines stationed in Iraq because the company does not support the war. This is not true !!!!…
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5 Saturdays Sundays and Mondays Called Money Bags HOAX
Read more: 5 Saturdays Sundays and Mondays Called Money Bags HOAXCirculating message claims that December 2012 will feature 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays, a combination of days that occurs only once every 823 years. The message claims that…
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HOAX Facebook – I want to stay PRIVATELY connected with you
Read more: HOAX Facebook – I want to stay PRIVATELY connected with youOne thing is for sure on the Facebook platform, some scams and hoaxes never really die. They are just repackaged, resurrected and recirculated! The following message is based on a…
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OUTDATED: Prayer Request Darkhorse 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families
Read more: OUTDATED: Prayer Request Darkhorse 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their familiesOutDated: Even more than indicated in the Facebook-circulated prayer request an example of which is shown here the U.S. 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Darkhorse suffered heavy personnel losses in Afghanistan…
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Christmas Cards for Recovering Soldiers HOAX
Read more: Christmas Cards for Recovering Soldiers HOAXThis message advises recipients that they can send Christmas cards addressed to “A Recovering American Soldier” care of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While this might seem like a…
