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The Epidemiology of Misinformation
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prospectmagazine.co.uk
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rbanffy
on May 21, 2020
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evolve2k
on May 21, 2020
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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
vinay427
on May 22, 2020
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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...
cpr
on May 21, 2020
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misinformation, n.: information you disagree with and don't think should exist.
baxrob
on May 21, 2020
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https://www.etymonline.com/word/misinformation
happytoexplain
on May 22, 2020
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You think the misinformation described in the article is both factually true and not misleading?
rbanffy
on May 22, 2020
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Yes.
happytoexplain
on May 22, 2020
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Can you be more specific? This is a pretty curt reply.
rbanffy
on May 22, 2020
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I am sure he thinks the misinformation described in the article is both factually true and not misleading.
hn2017
on May 22, 2020
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What's the solution to misinformation across social media networks, like Twitter and Instagram?
baxrob
on May 22, 2020
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