Misinformation

Web Article

The Verge takes us on a deep dive into how to use social media to identify and respond to misinformation online: How to Fight Lies, Tricks, and Chaos Online.

Heather Cox Richardson, a history professor at Boston College, writes a column on Substack, “Letter from America,” that offers both insights and history. One of her latest is about the misinformation that the “America First Caucus” á la Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Matt Gaetz (R-Fl) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is propagating. Updated daily. Read it here.

Videos

Why Facts Don’t Convince People (and what you can do about it). This 3-minute video from Social Good Now provides a valuable perspective on why people disagree on facts and offers us something to think about when talking to others about ideas.

Factcheck.org released How to Spot Fake News shortly after the 2016 election and provides continuous updates about trending misinformation hitting Facebook on their website Debunking False Stories.

Podcasts

Majority 54. This weekly podcast identifies misinformation driving politicians and gives listeners ways to talk about issues with friends and family who think differently from them. Co-hosts Jason Kander (founder of Let America Vote) and Ravi Gupta.

PDF Documents

Fair Fight’s Democracy Warrior document on disinformation is a simple and clear explanation of what disinformation is — the deliberate pushing of false information that will harm people — and how to combat it. Click here to download the PDF.

This well-researched resource provides social media messaging to advance a proactive narrative (and counter lies and misinformation) that will create and sustain the national effort to pass the For the People Act. Click here to download the PDF.