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Here’s how disinformation could disrupt the Australian election
Image: ShutterstockDisinformation and foreign interference constitute a grave threat to Western democracies, particularly during elections.Both the 2016 US election and the 2019 UK election were targeted by Russian...
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‘Ukraine biolabs’: how attempts to debunk a conspiracy theory only helped it spread
Image: ShutterstockOn February 24, as Russian forces began their invasion, stories of US-funded biolabs and bioweapon research in Ukraine began to spread on social media.The false claims spread...
ARTS/CULTURE FEATURES
Who is Joe Rogan, and why does Spotify love him so much?
Joe Rogan Experience/YouTubeJoe Rogan is described on his website as “stand up comic, mixed martial arts fanatic, psychedelic adventurer, host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.”...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
5 ways to spot if someone is trying to mislead you when it comes to science
Image: ShuttlestockIt’s not a new thing for people to try to mislead you when it comes to science. But in the age of COVID-19...
COMPUTERS
3.2 billion images and 720,000 hours of video are shared online daily. Can you sort real from fake?
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Twitter over the weekend “tagged” as manipulated a video showing US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden supposedly forgetting which state he’s...
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Trump has changed America by making everything about politics, and politics all about himself
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On October 14, Donald Trump held a rally attended by several thousand in Iowa, despite White House guidelines that gatherings...
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The story of #DanLiedPeopleDied: how a hashtag reveals Australia’s ‘information disorder’ problem
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At midday on August 12 2020, the hashtag #DanLiedPeopleDied started trending on Twitter. By evening it had attracted over 10,000 tweets.The hashtag...
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With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation
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Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra, adding another layer to its efforts...
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