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Why don’t students question online information?
via Nahanet Why don't students question online information? CORA study examines students' ability to critically
Weeding out false stories with a new artificial intelligence tool

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help social media networks and news organizations weed

A new approach to detecting a speaker’s intent to mislead

Dartmouth engineering researchers have developed a new approach for detecting a speaker’s intent to mislead.

A fake news vaccine that works: Game reduces susceptibility to disinformation

Study of thousands of players shows a simple online game works like a “vaccine”, increasing

Just how good are fake news detectors?

Study uncovers language patterns that AI models link to factual and false articles; underscores need

Machine learning system aims to determine if an information outlet is accurate or biased

Detecting fake news at its source Lately the fact-checking world has been in a bit

Artificial intelligence could beat humans at fake news detection

An algorithm-based system that identifies telltale linguistic cues in fake news stories could provide news

How to defend against our susceptibility to fake news

Thinking developed in childhood makes people vulnerable, researchers say Thought processes and belief systems that

Hoaxy, Fakey and Botometer are three powerful tools for studying and countering online misinformation and manipulation

What’s trending in fake news? IU tools show which stories go viral, and if ‘bots’

Bots can have an invisible influence on social media bringing up an ethical gray area

A trending story on Twitter could mean thousands of people care about an issue-or that

Using AI to detect fake news?

Students and faculty at West Virginia University aren’t waiting for internet giants like Google and

Hoaxy is a tool to understand how fake news spreads

New website advances effort to reduce harmful impact of news hoaxes in society The Observatory