Fighting disinformation: Can You Believe It?

Can You Believe It? is an initiative dedicated to uncovering how disinformation reaches consumers and providing tools to help our audience fight its spread. Are you seeing disinformation in your social media feeds? Share with us by emailing tell@mpr.org.

November 18, 2019 12:00 AM

'Information Wars' author Richard Stengel: We're 'suckers' for fake news

Richard Stengel speaks about his book, "Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It."

by MPR News Staff

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November 8, 2019 5:30 PM

Study: Twitter attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar are 'manufactured outrage' of a few

A study out this week details how a small group of bad actors started a tweet storm against Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar long before her politics and identity became fodder for the president.

by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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October 31, 2019 2:39 PM

Fake news: How to spot misinformation

Where can you find accurate news? Life Kit wants to empower you to become a savvy, critical media consumer. This episode has five takeaways that will help you ask important questions to spot fake news and take steps toward correcting misinformation.

by Miles Parks

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February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

History Forum: The history of fake news in the U.S.

Professor Michelle Nickerson tells us about the centuries-long history of "fake news" in the United States.

by MPR News Staff

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October 22, 2018 4:00 AM

Be a skeptic: How to spot campaign misinformation online

Groups like Right Now MN want to influence your vote with misinformation, but here's how you can spot fake campaign materials.

by Catharine Richert and Briana Bierschbach

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May 8, 2018 12:00 AM

Sowing chaos: Russia's disinformation war

An exploration of Russia's longtime, and ongoing, disinformation and propaganda campaigns which are intended to sow chaos in Europe and the United States.

by MPR News Staff

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April 11, 2018 10:54 AM

6 facts about fake news in the 2016 election

One lesson: Social media plays a bigger role in bringing people to fake news sites than it does in bringing them to real news sites.

by Danielle Kurtzleben

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March 27, 2018 12:00 AM

On the Media: What the Facebook flap really means

"On the Media" takes a look at what exactly went on with Cambridge Analytica and Facebook.

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March 13, 2018 5:51 AM

Can you believe it? On Twitter, false stories shared more widely than true ones

An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true. Twitter is asking outside experts to help it deal with the problem.

by Laura Sydell