🇨🇦 How Trent Univ faculty & alumni are helping tackle the spread of #FalseInfo & restoring trust in public insts, journalism, & democracy
-using research, educ, & interdisciplinary approach fostering critical thinking, to help restore confidence in public insts & media
www.trentu.ca/news/story/4...
-using research, educ, & interdisciplinary approach fostering critical thinking, to help restore confidence in public insts & media
www.trentu.ca/news/story/4...
Navigating Truth in the Digital Age
How Trent University faculty and alumni are helping tackle the spread of false information and restoring trust in public institutions, journalism, and democracy
www.trentu.ca
February 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🇨🇦 How Trent Univ faculty & alumni are helping tackle the spread of #FalseInfo & restoring trust in public insts, journalism, & democracy
-using research, educ, & interdisciplinary approach fostering critical thinking, to help restore confidence in public insts & media
www.trentu.ca/news/story/4...
-using research, educ, & interdisciplinary approach fostering critical thinking, to help restore confidence in public insts & media
www.trentu.ca/news/story/4...
FalseInfo
"Trump with his parents, Fred and Mary, during his time as a cadet at the New York Military Academy. The photo was taken around 1964 at the academy located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Trump attended this military boarding school starting in 1959 at age 13 and remained until graduation."
"Trump with his parents, Fred and Mary, during his time as a cadet at the New York Military Academy. The photo was taken around 1964 at the academy located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Trump attended this military boarding school starting in 1959 at age 13 and remained until graduation."
March 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
FalseInfo
"Trump with his parents, Fred and Mary, during his time as a cadet at the New York Military Academy. The photo was taken around 1964 at the academy located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Trump attended this military boarding school starting in 1959 at age 13 and remained until graduation."
"Trump with his parents, Fred and Mary, during his time as a cadet at the New York Military Academy. The photo was taken around 1964 at the academy located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Trump attended this military boarding school starting in 1959 at age 13 and remained until graduation."
The more people that share what he said, the more chance of people believing this insanity. #dontspreadlies #falseinfo #usaisfucked
September 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The more people that share what he said, the more chance of people believing this insanity. #dontspreadlies #falseinfo #usaisfucked
#TruthTuesdays #FoxLies #FoxNewsLies #FalseInfo #MisquotedFoxNewsInterview #False #X #TwitterDisinformation #TwitterMisinformation #XDisinformation #XMisinformation #Disinformation #Misinformation #News #RealNews #Truth #NewsStations #NewsStation #FoxNews #FoxInfo #Musk #Media #X #MisleadingPosts
What began as a misquoted Fox News interview led to a flood of false and misleading posts on X. Before it was corrected, stock markets rallied then plummeted again. By @bobbyallyn.bsky.social
How a false X post about pausing tariffs led to multi-trillion-dollar market swings
What began as a misquoted Fox News interview led to a flood of false and misleading posts on X. Before it was corrected, stock markets rallied then plummeted again.
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
People really need to read TOS to cons to my understanding it's not just the con that has certain rules about politics but the hotel may have there own rules on it now I don't agree with the whole confederate flag thing and denying drinks to are punks but it would be really easy to spread falseinfo
March 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
People really need to read TOS to cons to my understanding it's not just the con that has certain rules about politics but the hotel may have there own rules on it now I don't agree with the whole confederate flag thing and denying drinks to are punks but it would be really easy to spread falseinfo
-W/ ever-growing & often overwhelming # of news outlets it's increasingly difficult to id reliable sources
- #AI's likely to make matters worse
*more articles are now computer-generated & spread #FalseInfo
*these fake sites often run by 1 person hoping 2 earn $ fr ads
youtu.be/jb6GhmgkaRs
- #AI's likely to make matters worse
*more articles are now computer-generated & spread #FalseInfo
*these fake sites often run by 1 person hoping 2 earn $ fr ads
youtu.be/jb6GhmgkaRs
Thousands of websites created by AI: Unmasking the fake news generators • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
youtu.be
April 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
-W/ ever-growing & often overwhelming # of news outlets it's increasingly difficult to id reliable sources
- #AI's likely to make matters worse
*more articles are now computer-generated & spread #FalseInfo
*these fake sites often run by 1 person hoping 2 earn $ fr ads
youtu.be/jb6GhmgkaRs
- #AI's likely to make matters worse
*more articles are now computer-generated & spread #FalseInfo
*these fake sites often run by 1 person hoping 2 earn $ fr ads
youtu.be/jb6GhmgkaRs
Fmr Pres R Duterte's arrest unleashed a flood of #FalseInfo
-portrays him as "victim", "kidnapped"
-fake quotes, manipulated videos, & coordinated msg'ing campaign
-fast spread across SM
*main driver FB 73% *TikTok 43%
*Instagram & YouTube 20%
*X 17%
*Threads 7%
www.philstar.com/headlines/20...
-portrays him as "victim", "kidnapped"
-fake quotes, manipulated videos, & coordinated msg'ing campaign
-fast spread across SM
*main driver FB 73% *TikTok 43%
*Instagram & YouTube 20%
*X 17%
*Threads 7%
www.philstar.com/headlines/20...
Fake rallies, false quotes: Duterte's arrest triggers wave of disinformation
Former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest has unleashed a flood of false information that mainly portrays him as a victim, with a fact-checking coalition reporting that spurious claims about his d...
www.philstar.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fmr Pres R Duterte's arrest unleashed a flood of #FalseInfo
-portrays him as "victim", "kidnapped"
-fake quotes, manipulated videos, & coordinated msg'ing campaign
-fast spread across SM
*main driver FB 73% *TikTok 43%
*Instagram & YouTube 20%
*X 17%
*Threads 7%
www.philstar.com/headlines/20...
-portrays him as "victim", "kidnapped"
-fake quotes, manipulated videos, & coordinated msg'ing campaign
-fast spread across SM
*main driver FB 73% *TikTok 43%
*Instagram & YouTube 20%
*X 17%
*Threads 7%
www.philstar.com/headlines/20...
September 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
How Elon Musk and #X Became the Biggest Purveyors of Online #Misinformation
The tech billionaire always had a problem with telling the #truth — now he has an entire social #network built on lies.
#FakeNews #Falseinfo www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The tech billionaire always had a problem with telling the #truth — now he has an entire social #network built on lies.
#FakeNews #Falseinfo www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
How Elon Musk and X Became the Biggest Purveyors of Online Misinformation
A timeline of how Elon Musk has turned X into a misinformation weapon that spews falsehoods about migrants, gender, health and elections.
www.rollingstone.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
How Elon Musk and #X Became the Biggest Purveyors of Online #Misinformation
The tech billionaire always had a problem with telling the #truth — now he has an entire social #network built on lies.
#FakeNews #Falseinfo www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The tech billionaire always had a problem with telling the #truth — now he has an entire social #network built on lies.
#FakeNews #Falseinfo www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Elon Musk's attack on the government's handling of #GroomingGangs in #UK is "misjudged and certainly misinformed", Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.
#misinformation #FalseInfo #FakeNews
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#misinformation #FalseInfo #FakeNews
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk 'misinformed' on grooming gangs, says Wes Streeting
The Conservatives have also criticised the billionaire for "sharing things that are factually inaccurate".
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Elon Musk's attack on the government's handling of #GroomingGangs in #UK is "misjudged and certainly misinformed", Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.
#misinformation #FalseInfo #FakeNews
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#misinformation #FalseInfo #FakeNews
www.bbc.com/news/article...
WOW. Ok, this is seriously one of the weirdest things I've ever hear of...who pretends to own someone else's land & claim (non-existent) storm damage? 😳 #news #falseinfo #checkyoursources #farm #story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVmW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVmW...
A Fake News Farm Story
YouTube video by Ryan Farms Produce
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
WOW. Ok, this is seriously one of the weirdest things I've ever hear of...who pretends to own someone else's land & claim (non-existent) storm damage? 😳 #news #falseinfo #checkyoursources #farm #story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVmW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVmW...
It’s called the illusory truth effect: hearing a false statement over and over makes you believe it—even if you know it’s false. #IllusoryTruthEffect #PsychologyFacts #MindTricks #FalseInfo #CognitiveBias
April 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It’s called the illusory truth effect: hearing a false statement over and over makes you believe it—even if you know it’s false. #IllusoryTruthEffect #PsychologyFacts #MindTricks #FalseInfo #CognitiveBias
March 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Verifying & Exposing Radio #Disinfo & Discourse (VERDAD)
-tools 2 investigate immigrant & minority targeting thru trusted media sources
-takes radio broadcast: *record, transcribe, translate fr Spanish, analyze
*to investigate #FalseInfo campaigns
#journalists
rjionline.org/news/verdad-...
-tools 2 investigate immigrant & minority targeting thru trusted media sources
-takes radio broadcast: *record, transcribe, translate fr Spanish, analyze
*to investigate #FalseInfo campaigns
#journalists
rjionline.org/news/verdad-...
VERDAD, a new free-to-use tool that helps journalists investigate mis/disinformation spread on Spanish language radio
Striving to revolutionize journalism’s ability to investigate and fight mis/disinformation.
rjionline.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Verifying & Exposing Radio #Disinfo & Discourse (VERDAD)
-tools 2 investigate immigrant & minority targeting thru trusted media sources
-takes radio broadcast: *record, transcribe, translate fr Spanish, analyze
*to investigate #FalseInfo campaigns
#journalists
rjionline.org/news/verdad-...
-tools 2 investigate immigrant & minority targeting thru trusted media sources
-takes radio broadcast: *record, transcribe, translate fr Spanish, analyze
*to investigate #FalseInfo campaigns
#journalists
rjionline.org/news/verdad-...
