Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Displaying 4 items of Wisconsin Watch with the tag "misinformation".
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PayPal shielded donors who gave to Wisconsin-based health misinformation outlet
November 1st, 2023 | 10 mins 9 secs
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Joining the nation’s largest investment firms, PayPal Charitable Giving Fund funneled anonymous donations to Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance as well as other anti-vaccine and hate groups.
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Misinformation, Disinformation: A guide to sorting fiction from reality
August 30th, 2023 | 16 mins 1 sec
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Social media and deceptive actors are allowing falsehood to spread even faster than the truth, but there are ways to inoculate yourself from information disorder.
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COVID-19 killed a thousand Wisconsinites in three weeks. These residents don’t see the danger.
January 26th, 2021 | 19 mins 28 secs
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Some Wisconsinites downplay the severity of COVID-19, spurning masks and vaccinations and inhibiting efforts to contain the pandemic.
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Stick up for truth: How to fact-check friends and family on social media
November 24th, 2020 | 12 mins 46 secs
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Experts say it’s important to set the record straight to halt the spread of misinformation, but suggest some finesse is needed when dealing with loved ones.