Tag Archives: Facebook

I’m going to shock you: facts and fakes in ads

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Naomi

When Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, let it leak that the website would not even attempt to monitor politicians’ (purchased) ads for lies, a lot of people got righteously mad. One of them was Elizabeth Warren, who has openly … Continue reading →

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Are you bracing for the attack of fake political news and smears? Again?

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Naomi

Worried about whether you’ll get brainwashed by any of this? Don’t worry — not if you carry one particular philosophical banner which apparently conveys immunity from political lies. Can you figure out which philosophy? No? I’ll help you: Starting in … Continue reading →

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Facts and Fakes of Life: some stats

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Naomi

From Harper’s Magazine Findings, April 2019: Fake news during the 2016 presidential election was shared by 18.1 percent of Republican Facebook users, and 3.5 percent of Democratic Facebook users, and 15 percent of Republicans and 20 percent of Democrats feel … Continue reading →

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