/tags/fake-news fake news en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:39:36 GMT /2022-10-27/what-do-you-do-when-someone-brings-up-fake-news-look-for-opportunities-to-break-down-barriers Trust, not correcting the record, is the key to eliminating disinformation, says Ling Hwey Jeng of Texas Woman’s University: “Don’t talk about politics. Talk about her grandson. Talk about her granddaughter.” Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:39:36 GMT /2022-10-27/what-do-you-do-when-someone-brings-up-fake-news-look-for-opportunities-to-break-down-barriers Michael Marks /news/2019-06-05/americans-think-fake-news-is-big-problem-blame-politicians Half of U.S. adults consider fake news a major problem, and they mostly blame politicians and activists for it, according to a new survey.A majority also… Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:52:25 GMT /news/2019-06-05/americans-think-fake-news-is-big-problem-blame-politicians Associated Press /2019-03-22/students-in-ukraine-learn-how-to-spot-fake-stories-propaganda-and-hate-speech A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 22:25:20 GMT /2019-03-22/students-in-ukraine-learn-how-to-spot-fake-stories-propaganda-and-hate-speech Sasha Ingber /2019-02-08/fact-checking-fact-checks NPR's State of the Union fact checks prompted some questions Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:06:14 GMT /2019-02-08/fact-checking-fact-checks Elizabeth Jensen /politics/2018-12-18/report-texas-secession-was-a-key-theme-in-russian-disinformation-campaign-during-2016-elections A sprawling Russian disinformation campaign aimed at influencing the 2016 elections found success with social media accounts promoting the idea of Texas… Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:44:11 GMT /politics/2018-12-18/report-texas-secession-was-a-key-theme-in-russian-disinformation-campaign-during-2016-elections Teo Armus / The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2017-09-20/bot-vs-bot-north-texas-researchers-creating-software-to-identify-fake-news-on-twitter A team of researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington is developing algorithms to detect automated accounts — also known as "bots" — that spread… Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:33:00 GMT /texas-news/2017-09-20/bot-vs-bot-north-texas-researchers-creating-software-to-identify-fake-news-on-twitter Justin Martin /2017-07-03/to-test-your-fake-news-judgment-play-this-game The journalist who thought up this game says she saw the need before "fake news" was even in the vernacular. Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:15:00 GMT /2017-07-03/to-test-your-fake-news-judgment-play-this-game Tennessee Watson /2016-12-28/beyond-fake-news-2016s-most-disruptive-media-moments This year was the most chaotic year America's mainstream news media have faced in a long time — and not just because of the presidential election, or the prevalence of fake news stories. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:00:00 GMT /2016-12-28/beyond-fake-news-2016s-most-disruptive-media-moments Eric Deggans /texas-news/2016-12-03/on-texas-ag-chief-sid-millers-facebook-fake-news-flows-freely Thousands of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller's followers on social media might believe that terrorists are — in his words —preparing "for their… Sun, 04 Dec 2016 00:04:41 GMT /texas-news/2016-12-03/on-texas-ag-chief-sid-millers-facebook-fake-news-flows-freely Jim Malewitz Texas Tribune /texas-news/2014-07-15/sarita-is-safe-attack-on-the-south-texas-town-is-fake A fake news story has people panicking about a South Texas town being attacked, but all is safe and quiet in Sarita – despite what you might read… Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:32:15 GMT /texas-news/2014-07-15/sarita-is-safe-attack-on-the-south-texas-town-is-fake David Martin Davies