The Spectrum of Misinformation

Welcome to The Spectrum of Misinformation newsletter bringing you the latest misinformation news, in-depth analysis, and practical advice for communicators. In News digest catch-up on Trump's vaccines comments, fake news in the Romanian & US elections, how outrage makes things go viral, AI derailing misinformation testimony, media moves,

Welcome to The Spectrum of Misinformation newsletter bringing you the latest misinformation news, in-depth analysis, and practical advice for communicators. In News digest catch-up on US threats to misinformation research, responses to the dropped Australian disinformation bill, fact-checking for influencers, CDC nomination, and misinformation links in UK politics. There'

When looking to respond to a misinformation attack a key challenge is how to talk about the false claims without spreading them. If the claim is that "X causes Y" it might seem obvious to say something direct such as "X does not cause Y". But

Welcome to The Spectrum of Misinformation newsletter bringing you the latest misinformation news, in-depth analysis, and practical advice for communicators. In News digest catch-up on US election fallout, an Aussie legal row, new research, why we fall for AI fakes, and X's chief super-spreader. There's an

A Trump victory was always going to be bad news for facts. But after even a glance at his first nominees for key government positions it's hard not to conclude that the misinformers will be in charge. So far we have: Pete Hegseth (Defense), who previously suggested Democrats

What do we mean when we call something misinformation? Is that the same as calling it disinformation? And what's prebunking? Misinformation research comes with its own language, a barrage of technical terms whose familiar-sounding words are subtle and slippery. Take misinformation itself. This is defined as incorrect or

I don’t know exactly when my ‘down the rabbit hole’ moment was: The first time I got that sinking feeling misinformation wasn’t only misleading gullible people and conspiracy theorists, it was putting lives at risk. (If you think that's an exaggeration you should read this). Misinformation