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The Epidemiology of Misinformation (prospectmagazine.co.uk)
17 points by rbanffy on May 21, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 10 comments


This. So important. The best I remember seeing was a Nordic country that trained its citizens to be able to identify fake news. Anyone know of any education programs like this, might have a few facebook friends I’d like to send it on to :P


You may be referring to the initiative in Finland. Here's an article about it: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/how-finland-is-fighti...


misinformation, n.: information you disagree with and don't think should exist.



You think the misinformation described in the article is both factually true and not misleading?


Yes.


Can you be more specific? This is a pretty curt reply.


I am sure he thinks the misinformation described in the article is both factually true and not misleading.


What's the solution to misinformation across social media networks, like Twitter and Instagram?


Kurt Vonnegut




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