Psychology & Psychiatry
Warnings about COVID-19 misinformation are being ignored, new study suggests
Warnings about the dangers of fake information about COVID-19 could be falling on deaf ears, according to new research.
Aug 13, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stemming the spread of misinformation on social media
The bad news, not that anyone needs more of it: The dangers of COVID-19 could worsen if misinformation on social media continues to spread unchecked. Essentially, what people choose to share on social media about the pandemic ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
5 ways to help stop the 'infodemic,' the increasing misinformation about coronavirus
Everyone is responsible for slowing the spread of the disease. Every action counts. This is also the case in the fight against misinformation, which intrudes on the overabundance of news, mixing facts, rumours and fake news. ...
May 22, 2020
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Swiss 'hackathon' seeks new paths in virus battle
More than 5,000 people took part over the weekend in a virtual "hackathon" in Switzerland to generate fresh ideas for how to deal with and combat COVID-19, organisers said Monday.
Apr 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People spreading coronavirus anxiety on Twitter might actually be bots
Recently Facebook, Reddit, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube committed to removing coronavirus-related misinformation from their platforms.
Apr 1, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fake news can lead to false memories
Voters may form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories, especially if those stories align with their political beliefs, according to research in Psychological Science.
Aug 21, 2019
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Medications
Fake drugs that could kill are on the rise in Western countries
Fake medicines—illegal and substandard pharmaceuticals—have until now largely been a problem in low and middle-income countries. Ranging from lifestyle products to lifesaving medicines, such products are now also on the ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Health
Fake warnings on e-cigarette ads distract kids from truth
When it comes to marketing electronic cigarettes to young people, fake news appears to stick.
Mar 6, 2019
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Health
A parent-to-parent campaign to get vaccine rates up
In 2017, Kim Nelson had just moved her family back to her hometown in South Carolina. Boxes were still scattered around the apartment, and while her two young daughters played, Nelson scrolled through a newspaper article ...
Feb 27, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What does 'gaslighting' mean?
Shortlisted for the Oxford English Dictionary's 2018 word of the year, "gaslighting" has well and truly found its way into contemporary thought and vernacular.
Dec 6, 2018
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