2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (158+ words) Posted March 31, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Here at the Misinformation Desk, we are fans of the podcast, Question Everything, in which host and reporter Brian Reed asks, and tries to answer, deep questions about journalism as a field. Misinformation is…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (578+ words) Posted March 17, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch The New Yorker article omitted literally thousands of pieces of evidence. Many, many studies have found solid evidence consistent with cognitive dissonance theory in myriad different situations in which organisms make difficult decisions, engage…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (447+ words) Posted September 11, 2025 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano The 20th century experienced a dramatic explosion of mass media communications "from newspapers, to magazines, advertisements, radio, movies, television, and the internet. The 21st century has amplified media-centrism with AI. Today, the media continues to…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (410+ words) Posted September 2, 2025 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Despite debate about whether journalists" political leanings bias their reporting (Groseclose & Milyo, 2005; Hassell, Holbein, & Miles, 2020), research consistently shows that journalists" personal views lean left compared to the general American public (Willnat, Weaver, & Wilhoit, 2025). Why…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (376+ words) Posted September 29, 2025 | Reviewed by Davia Sills The Misinformation First Responders: Their first instinct is to jump in and correct the record, playing fact-checker. Driven by the need to help educate people and provide informational integrity, they slap down one falsehood…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (415+ words) Posted February 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk The film reveals how dwindling attention spans, changing media business models, and rapid technological change are recasting the future of news and democracy.This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. In the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1080+ words) Posted January 31, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Many of us have experienced a conversation like this. A polarizing political topic comes up, and within minutes, it feels impossible to understand where the other person is coming from. You may feel dismissed,…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (921+ words) Updated March 21, 2025 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Are you feeling whiplashed by the news cycle? Is it making you stressed, anxious, and angry? You're not alone. How does news turn into stress? "Flooding the zone," the constant barrage of new and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (244+ words) Posted January 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Take a tweet posted during the Roe v. Wade news cycle: "This is why people say vote like lives are depending on it." To some readers, "lives" clearly refers to women's lives. To others, it…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1055+ words) Posted December 31, 2025 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Up to a third of people globally endorse at least one conspiracy theory, from COVID origins to assassination cover-ups, climate change, and secret cabals. Why are we so drawn to absurd tales and false…...