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TikToker debunks major myth about McDonald’s french fries: ‘I was shocked’
In The Know by Yahoo· 2 years agoAs it turns out, McDonald’s french fries are not a “scam.” That’s been the long-held belief of some...
Google Hopes to Inoculate Internet Users Against Misinformation with Expanded 'Pre-bunking' Campaign
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGoogle plans to expand a campaign against online misinformation to Germany this week, and later...
New Mexico county clerks dispel election falsehoods
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 10—One of the rumors floating around Lea County during the 2020 presidential election was the pens poll workers were handing to voters to mark their ballots had disappearing ink. Another ...
YouTube to Label US Election-Related Videos and Searches With Context
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- YouTube said that it will add contextual information underneath election-related...
'Media literacy' advocates push to create savvier consumers of news and information
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRoosevelt High School government teacher Aldo Parral uses the News Literacy Project's materials to...
Film Twitter Loves To Spread Fake News
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago[INSERT 6] The moment a buzzy actor is cast in a new project, Film Twitter slips into a routine: A big but unverified account tweets the news with two...
In A War of Ideas, Banning Russian Propaganda Does More Harm Than Good
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man passes a control post of the Russia Today TV company in Moscow, June 2018. Russian...
EDITORIAL: Misinformation Fact finding difficult in media landscape
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 14—A recent poll by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed Americans are well aware of the problems associated with misinformation and see the damage to ...
Fowler commentary: All together now — let’s riot!
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen I was a college student in the mid 1950s, the newest marvel on campus was something called a microwave oven which the Home Economics Department had...
She became an anti-vaccine icon, and vanished. She’s finally ready to talk about it.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHIGDON, Ala. — Tiffany Dover is alive. Sitting across from Tiffany at her kitchen table, this is...
