When you spot false or misleading information online, or in a family group chat, how do you respond? For many people, their first impulse is to fact-check—reply with statistics, make a debunking post ...

Autism has a long history of misinformation that continues to today. The Trump administration has perpetuated some of this misinformation in the last year. Among other things, officials have claimed ...

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina topped the list of individuals who appeared most frequently in disinformation headlines ...

Simply being aware of how digital reading practices shape your brain can encourage new attitudes and habits toward how you consume information.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flooding in Asheville, N.C., caused by Hurricane Helene in September 2024 sparked climate misinformation. Melissa Sue ...

The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of 4.5 hours of daily use, with 57% of people admitting they’re “addicted” to their phone. Tech companies, influencers ...

A recent panel of experts discussed how physicians can address patients’ dangerous and misleading beliefs about their health.

Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation. In an episode of the CBS cop drama "Blue ...

The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce content moderation raises the question of what content on those social media ...

Clinicians debunked common myths and misinformation regarding sunscreen necessity and safety that is gaining traction among ...

Trust is the foundation of any successful workplace, and transparency is the glue that holds it together. Yet misinformation—false or misleading information—can easily threaten both. Whether it’s ...

Gov. Josh Green had strong words regarding the ongoing measles crisis in the U.S., calling it an entirely preventable situation. During a news conference Tuesday hosted by Protect Our Care, a ...