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PBS videos and articles about the dangers of fake news

Data on fake news in American from Statistica

Systems scientists find clues to why false news snowballs on social media

"The news media industry has gone through a lot of changes in the past 10 to 20 years that have impacted the way news is both produced and consumed. Our researchers discuss the effects of these changes on how Americans trust the news media and assess news and information, including the role of partisanship, misinformation and representation."

A Washington Post article looking at the choice of "post-truth" as the 2016 word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries.

Looking at information critically and evaluating the facts, whether for personal or professional consumption, is a necessary skill for the 21st century. The Purdue Online Writing Lab has created a list of questions to think about when reading to evaluate the source.

This study is one of the largest analyses to date on how fake news spread on Twitter both during and after the 2016 election campaign.

Science Advances Periodical evaluates fake news in the information age.

Fake News detection and datasets to prove research.

The Journal of Economic Perspectives study attempts to determine if fake news disseminated on social media altered voting patterns in the 2016 U.S. election.

The Seattle Times has a column of 'this week in fake news' with information about current events and their ties to the fake news sphere.

Twitter deleted over 10,000 automated accounts that posted messages wrongly appearing to come from Democrats in an attempt to influence the 2018 mid-term election.

This article from the New Yorker examines the impact of "fake news" on national security in the United States.

Christian Science Monitor gives advice about how to 'sniff out' fake news - key questions to ask yourself when reading news or social media posts.

A Pew Research Center article explains that 77% of Journalists would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.

"People have been sharing information about the war in Ukraine on social media without verifying it. News-literacy tactics taught in school can benefit many of us."

One subset of conservatives expressed the greatest tendency to promote false news stories. Here’s what it means for the fight against misinformation.