Louisville’s Maricia Richardson grew up hearing that she didn’t need to get vaccinated. She didn’t consider herself “anti vax ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Identify and stop the lies. NLshop/iStock via Getty Images Plus The problem of misinformation isn’t going away – and may be ...

As the U.S. 2024 presidential election gets underway, social media companies are caught in an unenviable position: trying to stop the spread of misinformation while also facing more and more ...

As Florida and the Southeast recover from two major hurricanes, conspiracy theories and falsehoods have surged to levels that the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says are unprecedented ...

Influencers and others on social media have seized on the hantavirus outbreak to revive disinformation that sowed distrust during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some users on X have calle ...

As misinformation spreads faster than ever across digital platforms, new research highlights growing risks to public ...

Millionaire investor Kevin O’Leary dismissed mounting opposition to his massive AI data center proposal in Utah as ...

A new HIV prevention injection could change the course of the epidemic — but only if people trust it. Research shows we can pre-empt the false claims already forming around it. The window is open now.

Election Day 2024 is quickly approaching and misinformation about candidates, issues and election processes poses a major issue, recognized by state election boards, elected officials and advocates.

Share on Pinterest A behavioral scientist shares tips on how to make sure we are arming ourselves against health misinformation. Image credit: Anna Berkut/Stocksy. Recent surveys and analyses suggest ...

In an era when online misinformation is seemingly everywhere and objective facts are often in dispute, UC Berkeley psychologists in a new study have presented a somewhat paradoxical partial solution: ...