Vulnerabilities of the Mind
Media literacy with focus on disinformation, manipulation, propaganda - weaponized narratives. See "Vulnerabilities of the Mind" YouTube channel
25/02/2022
Times are changing for the Russian propaganda machine
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kb75e/the-internet-is-debunking-russian-war-propaganda-in-real-time?fbclid=IwAR1NRF0WGg_nkZNjGnldvJMt-_nrGeFr9Gd337xbsi1ofSr6xvfLPZn97VY
The Internet Is Debunking Russian War Propaganda in Real Time It’s become increasingly difficult for Russia to publish believable propaganda.
19/02/2022
19/09/2021
Why Generation Z falls for online misinformation We can all learn from how today’s young people evaluate truth online.
14/09/2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S58vlJwhwDw
Will America’s disregard for science be the end of its reign? | Big Think Will America’s disregard for science be the end of its reign? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideoLearn skills from the world's ...
26/07/2021
About an antivax disinformation campaign
The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plot A mysterious marketing agency secretly offered to pay social media stars to spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines
23/07/2021
Q-Man to the rescue
17/07/2021
Biden: COVID Misinformation on Platforms Like Facebook Is 'Killing People' President Biden made the remarks shortly before boarding Marine One on the White House lawn.
15/06/2021
Christian Eriksen did not have Covid-19 vaccine before collapse, says Inter Milan CEO - Full Fact Users on social media are sharing false claims that the Danish footballer had been vaccinated days before becoming ill on the pitch.
08/06/2021
A magnet won’t stick to a glass vaccine vial - Full Fact A widely-shared social media video claims to show a magnet sticking to what appears to be a vaccine vial.
07/06/2021
Researchers explore ways to detect 'deep fakes' in geography It may only be a matter of time until the growing problem of ''deep fakes'' converges with geographical information science (GIS). A research team including faculty at Binghamton University are doing what they can to get ahead of the problem.
11/05/2021
'Deepfake geography' could be the latest form of online disinformation As technology advances, experts warn that manipulated satellite images could be used as a form of disinformation aiming to downplay or cover up real-world situations.
07/04/2021
HBO documentary about the QAnon movement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK_Gf9H2CWI
Q: Into the Storm (2021) | Official Trailer | HBO Q: Into the Storm.From Director Cullen Hoback and Executive Producer Adam McKay, the six-part original documentary series explores the origins of QAnon....
24/03/2021
Social media groups under pressure to root out vaccine misinformation Report finds that 12 individuals are responsible for around two-thirds of anti-jab content
24/02/2021
The COVID-19 disinformation divide: understanding vaccine attitudes New research by Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) aims to understand the vaccinations attitudes of resistors and adopters, in order to tailor messaging and improve uptake.
23/02/2021
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-not-fake-snow-idUSKBN2AN1R8
Fact check: Explaining ‘fake Texas snow’ posts and ‘scorched snow’ videos As a devastating winter storm hit Texas for days, viral videos started circulating on social media, claiming that the snow was “fake” or “created by the government”. As evidence, users claimed to show that when a lighter was brought close to a snowball, it burned instead...
17/02/2021
13/02/2021
Deepfake p**n is ruining women’s lives. Now the law may finally ban it After years of activists fighting to protect victims of image-based sexual violence, deepfakes are finally forcing lawmakers to pay attention.
09/02/2021
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/08/facebook-bans-vaccine-misinformation
Facebook bans misinformation about all vaccines after years of controversy Company will remove posts with false claims about vaccines on Facebook and Instagram
30/01/2021
The QAnon Timeline: Four Years, 5,000 Drops and Countless Failed Prophecies - bellingcat A month by month analysis reveals the story of QAnon’s growth, showing how conspiracy has evolved and adapted to contradictions — and may yet live on.
27/01/2021
Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation — with your help Twitter said it hopes to build a community of "Birdwatchers" that can eventually help moderate and label tweets in its main product.
18/01/2021
https://news.yahoo.com/qanon-digital-soldier-marches-undeterred-181430831.html
A QAnon 'Digital Soldier' Marches On, Undeterred by Theory's Unraveling Every morning, Valerie Gilbert, a Harvard-educated writer and actress, wakes up in her Upper East Side apartment in New York City; feeds her dog, Milo, and her cats, Marlena and Celeste; brews a cup of coffee; and sits down at her oval dining room table. Then, she opens her laptop and begins fightin...