Most Americans Believe Misinformation Is a Problem — Federal Research Cuts Will only Make the Problem Worse

The Digital Hydra: The Internet as a Breeding Ground for Misinformation and Disinformation

The internet did not invent falsehood, but it has weaponized it. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In The post The Digital Hydra: The Internet as a Breeding Ground for Misinformation and Disinformation appeared first on Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas.

Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse

by H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University Research on misinformation and disinformation has become the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s restructuring of federal research priorities. Following President Donald Trump’s executive order on “ending federal censorship,” the National Science Foundation canceled hundreds of grants that supported research on misinformation and disinformation. Misinformation refers to misleading … Co…