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Truth, lies, and technology
Title:
Truth, lies, and technology
ISBN:
9781684169528
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
160 pages ; 24 cm.
Series:
Scientific American explores big ideas

Scientific American explores big ideas.
Contents:
Three Historical Examples of "Fake News" / The Deep Roots of Fake News / Unlimited Information Is Transforming Society / To Understand How Science Denial Works, Look to History / How the Pandemic Remade Science Journalism / COVID Has Created a Perfect Storm for Fringe Science / People Drawn to Conspiracy Theories Share a Cluster of Psychological Features / Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News / How Disinformation Hacks Your Brain / Why Are Deepfakes So Effective? / Al-Generated Deepfakes and the Challenge of Detection / You Can't Handle the Truth--at Least on Twitter / How Facebook Hinders Misinformation Research / Russia's Information War Is Being Waged on Social Media Platforms / YouTube's Plan to Showcase Credible Health Information Is Flawed, Experts Warn / How Fake News Goes Viral--Here's the Math / Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It / How 9/11 Ushered in a New Era of Conspiracy Theories / Personality Type, as well as Politics, Predicts Who Shares Fake News / Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Susceptible to Fake News, but for Different Reasons / Fake News Websites May Not Have a Major Effect on Elections / Russian Misinformation Seeks to Confound, Not Convince / Clicks, Lies and Videotape / Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder / Schoolkids Are Falling Victim to Disinformation and Conspiracy Fantasies / We Should Teach Media Literacy in Elementary School / The Psychology of Fact-Checking / (Dis)trust in Science
Abstract:
"With the accelerating rise of online communication, there has also been an unprecedented spread of falsehoods. Readers coming of age in this world of information spreading at speeds faster than ever before may wonder about how technology can spread pervasive lies--and how they can play a part in making it more truthful. This enlightening title aims to guide readers in exploring how technology such as deepfakes and social media algorithms can convincingly distort the truth. They will not only learn to recognize Internet fabrications but also how to stop their spread."--Provided by publisher.
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Scientific American.