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»It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation too« https://theconversation.com/its-not-just-gen-z-older-adults-need-help-spotting-online-misinformation-too-274148?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation too

Evidence shows that older adults are just as, if not more, likely than younger generations to believe misinformation.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism 2d ago

»How Viktor Orbán became Putin’s best friend in the EU« https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-vladimir-putin-eu-hungary-russia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

How Viktor Orbán became Vladimir Putin’s best friend in the EU

From liberal dissident to MAGA darling, the transformation of the prime minister who brought Budapest back into Moscow’s orbit.

POLITICO

Populist.in 💥 Populism 2d ago

»Truth, or misinformation? A statistician explains the challenge of assessing evidence« https://theconversation.com/truth-or-misinformation-a-statistician-explains-the-challenge-of-assessing-evidence-278161?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Truth, or misinformation? A statistician explains the challenge of assessing evidence

The word misinformation is loaded, and overused. The difficulty of assessing evidence is partly to blame.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism 6d ago

»Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation« https://theconversation.com/fake-news-on-everything-from-whales-to-wind-farms-australia-is-flooded-with-climate-misinformation-278989?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation

Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism Mar 24

»Fact check: Pierre Poilievre’s misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast disrespects Canadians« https://theconversation.com/fact-check-pierre-poilievres-misinformation-on-joe-rogans-podcast-disrespects-canadians-278864?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Fact check: Pierre Poilievre’s misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast disrespects Canadians

By promoting politically expedient misinformation on a show like Joe Rogan’s, Pierre Poilievre appears intent on pushing dangerous and misleading claims that resonate only with his base.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism Mar 22

»Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe« https://theconversation.com/using-your-ai-chatbot-as-a-search-engine-be-careful-what-you-believe-277616?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe

Because of the way generative AI works, there is no real way to prevent false information being presented as truth – or to correct it permanently.

The Conversation

rownumber Mar 21

Today's #protest against the pro-russian #populist government led by Andrej #Babiš.

#Prague #Praha #MilionChvilek #letná #AntiPopulism #ThisIsFine

Gilles DePemig

Mar 21

Wow, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer in 2023 over #populist avant la lettre Kleon in 500 voor Christus. Het is natuurlijk niet toevallig zo opgeschreven, maar tsjongejonge, het komt me wel erg bekend voor!
#IljaLeonardPfeijffer #alkibiades

Populist.in 💥 Populism Mar 17

»Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential« https://theconversation.com/cancer-vaccines-could-transform-treatment-and-prevention-but-misinformation-about-mrna-vaccines-threatens-their-potential-276809?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool to prevent and treat it.

The Conversation

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Mar 15

#JuliusCaesar was the last dictator of the #RomanRepublic (not an emperor), and his heavy-handed rule and #populist politics got him assassinated on the #IdesOfMarch, #ThisDayInHistory in 44 BCE. Please note that economic justice can be pursued without empowering tyrants & kings.