Tag: Misinformation And Disinformation

Cognitive biases — such as primacy bias, priming, anchoring, and recency bias — play a key role in how politicians and the media interact with voters.

On April 17, Fox News (Right bias) prominently featured the headline , “New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, critics say,” along with the tagline, “PLAN ALL ALONG.” The headline was later changed to add the qualifier that critics are “outraged.” The story focuses...

In 2023, it’s not enough to just politicize ideas, people and identities. No, the newest frontier that politicization has seeped into is, in my opinion, far scarier, and it serves as the foundation from which all else is decided: the truth.

As the war in Ukraine rages on, so does the misinformation storm surrounding it.

President Biden announced his federal government budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year this week. Let’s break down some claims made in Biden’s plan and by critics of the plan.

Almost immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic began, people speculated about how it started. Most of this focused on China, where the pandemic began, and specifically on the city of Wuhan.

As 2022 comes to a close, AllSides is recapping the year's most prominent instances of misinformation in national news media.

When the election is over, it’s almost certain there will be even more misleading material competing for people’s attention. You can defend yourself against this onslaught and help curb both the spread and the effect of misinformation.

AllSides Live recently welcomed Executive Director of Living Room Conversations Becca Kearl to discuss the news and election anxiety.