There's a new war on social media conspiracy theories - MSN

A team of researchers is developing an A.I. chatbot designed to debunk online conspiracy theories. NBC News' Hallie Jackson puts it to the test. Read More

Opinion: Lies, damn lies and social media — there's a reason this ...

Naturally, social media has played a huge role in propagating Trump’s falsehoods and riling up his believers. (And yes, of course, Democrats lie, but not on a scale that compares to the GOP ... Read More

On social media, the ‘fog of war’ is a feature, not a bug

The torrent of fake videos, phony experts and enraged screeds unleashed by the Israel-Hamas war shows the failings of social media as a news source and underscores the need for something better. Read More

The TikTok generation is not the first to use social media to capture ...

The tendency to claim revolutionary change as a result of new media is in part the result of journalism’s appetite to be the first teller of the news when it comes to deciphering and announcing ... Read More

Social media reveals and distorts the reality of war in Ukraine - Yahoo

There’s little question that social media is having a real effect on the war, but most experts say its impact is too complex to be viewed as either purely helpful or harmful. Read More

Teens struggle to identify misinformation about Israel-Hamas ... - CBS News

The conflict in the Middle East is now the second war to be viewed in vivid, and often intimate, vignettes on social media, where 51% of younger Gen Z teens get their news, according to a Deloitte ... Read More

How social media like TikTok is shaping Russia’s war ... - Science News

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, people around the world have watched the war play out in jarring detail — at least, in countries with open access to social media platforms ... Read More

Social media can cause despair about war but also relief - The Mercury News

Larry Magid: Social media can contribute to despair about war but also provide relief. Make sure to take breaks from media coverage to find peace in your everyday life. Read More

Amid Israel-Hamas conflict, 'information war' plays out on social media ...

Cohen said he also believes Israel is losing the social media information war. "It's just that there are a lot less of us [Israelis] and there are a lot more of those who claim to be pro-Palestine ... Read More