/tags/fake-news fake news en-US Copyright Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-09-17/how-spot-misinformation-2024-election We discuss the rise and spread of misinformation and how to spot it. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-09-17/how-spot-misinformation-2024-election /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-03-01/how-can-you-tell-fake-news-from-the-real-deal News literacy is becoming more important than ever. Efforts are underway to help students and other news consumers differentiate between facts and fiction disguised as news. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-03-01/how-can-you-tell-fake-news-from-the-real-deal /media/2020-02-26/how-local-journalists-earn-trust-in-the-age-of-fake-news Amid the cries of "fake news" and the clear evidence of disinformation campaigns, how to you know which sources to trust for information? Local… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:01:00 GMT /media/2020-02-26/how-local-journalists-earn-trust-in-the-age-of-fake-news Michael Monks /media/2019-05-21/real-news-fake-news-and-the-business-of-truth In an era of fake news, a whole industry has sprung up to police the internet. These news rating agencies, or as Slate coins them, the "Trust Industry,"… Tue, 21 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT /media/2019-05-21/real-news-fake-news-and-the-business-of-truth Michael Monks /education/2018-10-26/whats-fake-news-got-to-do-with-folklore-wku-professor-explores-connections-in-new-article Some researchers from Western Kentucky University are taking a unique perspective on the phenomenon known as “fake news.” Editors of the Journal of... Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:16:56 GMT /education/2018-10-26/whats-fake-news-got-to-do-with-folklore-wku-professor-explores-connections-in-new-article Kevin Willis /politics/2018-08-20/what-fake-news-reveals-about-the-origins-of-beliefs-and-bias Fake news is a term that’s come to define our current political landscape, but it’s nothing new. Propaganda, lies, and fairy tales have always been part... Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:50:00 GMT /politics/2018-08-20/what-fake-news-reveals-about-the-origins-of-beliefs-and-bias Jeff St. Clair /news/2018-07-06/latest-in-ohio-races-covering-the-trump-white-house-and-other-news A recent poll shows Republican Mike DeWine leading Democrat Richard Cordray by four points in the Ohio governor's race. But things don't look as good for… Fri, 06 Jul 2018 08:00:00 GMT /news/2018-07-06/latest-in-ohio-races-covering-the-trump-white-house-and-other-news Maryanne Zeleznik /news-from-npr/2018-04-05/can-you-believe-your-own-ears-with-new-fake-news-tech-not-necessarily Soon, we might not be able to believe our own ears.New technologies for creating faked audio are evolving quickly in the era of active information… Thu, 05 Apr 2018 12:16:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2018-04-05/can-you-believe-your-own-ears-with-new-fake-news-tech-not-necessarily Tim Mak /education/2018-03-08/journalism-in-an-era-of-activism One of the main tenants of journalism is that reporters remain neutral, acting as unbiased chroniclers of events no matter their personal beliefs or… Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:00:00 GMT /education/2018-03-08/journalism-in-an-era-of-activism /local-news/2017-12-18/how-criminals-can-use-video-and-voice-to-assume-your-identity Researchers around the world are realizing how easy it is for criminals to manipulate voices and videos to make people look and sound like they are saying… Mon, 18 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2017-12-18/how-criminals-can-use-video-and-voice-to-assume-your-identity Ann Thompson