Fake News

A news report about a study done by Stanford researchers about gaps in middle school, high school, and college students' news evaluation skills

A report of the second annual study done by MindEdge on how college students and recent graduates did on a test of their critical thinking skills

A Psychology Today report that discusses how fake news and psychology intersect

A MediaShift article by Towson University Assistant Professor Elia Powers on the what the research says will solve the problem

A Engadget article reporting on a study of the impact of fact checking on Facebook

An Atlantic story about an MIT study examining how fake news moves on Twitter

Do you think you're good at spotting fake videos, where famous people say things they've never said in real life? See how they're made in this astonishing talk and tech demo. Computer scientist Supasorn Suwajanakorn shows how, as a grad student, he used AI and 3D modeling to create photorealistic fake videos of people synced to audio. Learn more about both the ethical implications and the creative possibilities of this tech -- and the steps being taken to fight against its misuse.

How can we stop the spread of misleading, sometimes dangerous content while maintaining an internet with freedom of expression at its core? Misinformation expert Claire Wardle explores the new challenges of our polluted online environment and maps out a plan to transform the internet into a place of trust -- with the help everyday users. "Together, let's rebuild our information commons," she says.