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Posted inFilm

The “End of Truth” Under the Trump Administration

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

The Bronx Documentary Center’s latest exhibition examines the ongoing degradation of media standards in the US.

Posted inNews

Can You Spot Election Disinformation? Take This Quiz to Find Out

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 9, 2020November 5, 2020

Before you vote, check your knowledge of disinformation with PEN America’s new online quiz, “What To Expect When You’re Electing.”

Posted inIn Brief

Critics Say Facebook’s Measures to Limit Manipulated Videos Are Insufficient

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

“Facebook wants you to think the problem is video-editing technology, but the real problem is Facebook’s refusal to stop the spread of disinformation,” said Drew Hammill, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Posted inArt

Considering Photography’s Past, Future, and Pitfalls

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 13, 2019

At a Fotofocus symposium, curators, panelists, and artists leapt into the fray of the medium’s existential crisis, rather than just celebrating aesthetics or art history.

Posted inArt

Experiencing the Flurry of the Internet in Physical Spaces

by Renée Reizman June 4, 2019November 4, 2019

In exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum and the Orange County Museum of Art, York Chang explores “fake news” as the foundation of mass media.

Posted inArt

Myth, Truth, and Lynchings

Avatar photo by Amitava Kumar May 25, 2019January 14, 2021

In India, with the rise of Narendra Modi’s right-wing party, it has become fairly routine to encounter lethal lies about minorities, especially Muslims and Dalits.

Posted inIn Brief

YouTube Flags Major Notre-Dame Fire as Misinformation, Links to 9/11 Article

Avatar photo by Zachary Small April 15, 2019April 15, 2019

The platform’s new algorithm for probing “fake news” by adding context-specific information to videos seems to have glitched.

Posted inIn Brief

For Americans, Social Media Bots Are Almost Indistinguishable from Humans

Avatar photo by Zachary Small November 27, 2018

A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that 93% of Americans had little confidence in their ability to identify which social media accounts were run by real people versus bots.

Posted inNews

A Phony Newsstand Brings Fake News to Bryant Park

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber October 31, 2018

The public project, organized by the Columbia Journalism Review, “aims to expose the dangers of misinformation and educate citizens on how to recognize false news, a timely message as the midterm elections approach.”

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