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Five questions for Dr. Rubin, who’s armed with a mic and a bowtie (theverge.com)

2026-07-06 | by Tc Sottek | tags: better, evidence, misinformation

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New Poll Connects Social Media and Chatbots With Spread of Vaccine Misinformation (cnet.com)

2026-07-02 | by See Full Bio | tags: social media, kaiser family foundation, vaccine misinformation

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More Than 1 in 5 Users Make Health Decisions Based on Social Media, Despite Widespread Distrust (cnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by See Full Bio | tags: social media, ai algorithms, yale school of medicine

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DuckDuckGo, Unable to Resist the Pull of AI, Mistakenly Claims Trump Died of Rabies (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: duckduckgo, trump, rabies

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UK Considers Forcing Social Media Firms To Prioritize Trusted News (slashdot.org)

2026-06-23 | get Social Media Content Filter → | tags: bbc, youtube, meta

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Sunscreen Misinformation Spreads Way Faster Than the Truth on TikTok, Study Reveals (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | get UV Protection Smartwatch → | tags: tiktok, sunscreen, misinformation

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AI’s impact on cognitive ability: MIT study reveals more troubling data (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | get AI Cognitive Enhancement Kit → | tags: mit, artificial intelligence, misinformation

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AI Deepfakes Are Getting Weirder and Harder to Spot in the Midterms (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-15 | get Deepfake Detection Software → | tags: deepfakes, midterms, misinformation

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Why Sharing a Screenshot Can Get You Jailed in the UAE (wired.com)

2026-04-28 | by Dana Alomar | get UAE Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: uae cybercrime laws, iran drone attacks, misinformation

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Analysis Finds That Google’s AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization (futurism.com)

2026-04-08 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Fact-Checking Tool → | tags: google, ai overviews, oumi

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Trump’s War on American Cybersecurity Ramps Up With Planned $700 Million Cuts to CISA (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-07 | get Cybersecurity Toolkit for Windows → | tags: trump, cisa, cybersecurity

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This International Fact-Checking Day, use these 5 tips to spot AI-generated content (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-02 | get AI Content Verification Toolkit → | tags: ai-generated content, iran war, institute for strategic dialogue

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A False Story Can Go Viral in Minutes — Here’s How Smart Leaders Stay Ahead of It (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-26 | by Bradley Akubuiro | get Fact-Checking Smartphone App → | tags: misinformation, telegram, reddit

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False online posts fuel self-diagnosis, says study (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-03-20 | get Fake News Detection Kit → | tags: world health organization, online posts, health misinformation

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Online astroturfing: A problem beyond disinformation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-14 | get Fake Social Media Bot → | tags: astroturfing, disinformation, online manipulation

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Overseas 'content farms' creating political deepfakes uncovered (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-03-10 | get Deepfake Video Editing Software → | tags: content farms, deepfakes, political misinformation

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The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-17 | by Clarke | get Fact-checking app → | tags: clark, influencers, misinformation

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RFK Jr. follows a carnivore diet. That doesn’t mean you should. (technologyreview.com)

2026-02-13 | by Jessica Hamzelou | get Carnivore diet → | tags: carnivore, diet, health

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How Wellness Influencers Spreading Misinformation Signals a Deeper Problem Within Our Health Care System (cnet.com)

2025-12-07 | by See Full Bio | get Healthcare Technology → | tags: care, health, influencers

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Modern-Day Snake Oil: How Wellness Influencers Gained the Power to Spread Health Misinformation (cnet.com)

2025-11-18 | by See Full Bio | get Wellness Influencer → | tags: care, health, influencers

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Experts Alarmed as AI Image of Hurricane Melissa Featuring Birds “Larger Than Football Fields” Goes Viral (futurism.com)

2025-11-04 | by Joe Wilkins | get Image Generator → | tags: birds, hurricane, image

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Wellness Influencers Are Good at Winning Your Trust. That May Not Be the Best Medicine (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: health, influencers, misinformation

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The Wellness Trap: How Influencers Are Reshaping (and Selling) Health Advice (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: health, influencers, misinformation

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Same Snake, Different Oil: Wellness Influencers and the Rise of Health Misinformation (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: health, influencers, misinformation

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Health Care Has a Trust Crisis. Wellness Influencers Aren't Helping (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: health, influencers, misinformation

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Health Care Has a Trust Problem. Influencers Aren't the Answer (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: health, misinformation, people

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From Snake Oil to Wellness Influencers: The Rise and Rise of Health Misinformation (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: health, misinformation, people

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Believing misinformation is a “win” for some people, even when proven false (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get Emotional Intelligence book → | tags: 19, coronavirus, covid

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Doctors vs. Influencers: Who's Shaping Our Health and at What Cost? (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: health, misinformation, people

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YouTube to allow creators banned for Covid-19, election misinformation to apply for reinstatement (cnbc.com)

2025-10-31 | by Zach Vallese | get Chromecast → | tags: donovan, fact, misinformation