Social media and misinformation

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  No raids, many rumors: In Nebraska immigrant communities, fear and lack of ICE info fuel fake news

  flatwaterfreepress.org - Natalia Alamdari

  The Facebook post was straightforward: “ICE and other federal agents are doing sweeps and raids in Schuyler, Nebraska TODAY,” a Columbus-based law …

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  Tips to spot misinformation about immigration raids and other social media rumors

  michiganpublic.org - Briana Rice

  • False claims of immigration raids have been spreading online in Michigan, provoking fear in communities. • In places that used to be protected, like …

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  75% of Facebook news gets reposted without users reading it

  futurity.org - Gigi Marino-Florida

  Approximately 75% of the news links shared on Facebook are reposted without the users ever reading the content, researchers report. This phenomenon, …

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  Are you falling for wellness misinformation online? Here’s how to tell

  The Guardian - Adrienne Matei

  Social media is rife with alarming advice and warnings – experts share red flags to avoid

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  An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later - Poynter

  poynter.org - The International Fact-Checking Network

  Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, Nine years ago, we wrote to you about the real-world harms caused by false information on Facebook. In response, Meta created a …

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  Meet the Next Fact-Checker, Debunker and Moderator: You

  The New York Times - By Stuart A. Thompson and Kate Conger

  Meta is joining X and YouTube in shifting moderation to users. Are you ready? Meta would like to introduce its next fact-checker — the one who will spot falsehoods, pen convincing corrections and warn others about misleading content. It’s you. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, announced Tuesday …