The more we read and watch online, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between what's real and what's fake. It's as if we know more but understand less, says philosopher Michael Patrick Lynch. In this talk, he dares us to take...

In episode 82 of Supreme Court Briefs, after two so-called journalists in Minneapolis publish fake news about politicians, they get in trouble for breaking a Minnesota censorship law. But what the heck? What about the First Amendment?

En este video aprenderás sobre la diferencia entre una opinión y un hecho, también aprende cómo el manejo en Internet influye entre la Realidad De La Noticia y las diferentes opiniones sobre ese hecho. Con este video te ayudamos a...

Fake news is everywhere and it spreads fast, especially on social media. Whether it’s a mistake or a deliberate attempt to mislead, fake news can cause real harm. That’s why we all have a role to play in identifying and challenging it....

Pupil outcome: I can explain how to analyse and verify the information I consume online. Key learning points: - Misinformation is common online. - We must verify information to ensure it is true. - Understanding the motivation of the...

President Trump said the U.S. would 'flourish and be respected' under his leadership. (Scripps News)

President Trump said the U.S. would 'flourish and be respected' under his leadership. (Scripps News)

Discover how Orson Welles' 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast caused widespread panic, convincing many Americans of an alien invasion. Learn the real story behind Vincent van Gogh’s famous ear incident, exploring the myths and...

Juan Pujol García, a pacifist who became a crucial double agent during WWII, deceived Nazi Germany and aided the D-Day invasion.

In the digital age, it’s never been easier for governments to influence our opinions and actions using propaganda. So what does propaganda actually look like in the 21st century – and how effective is it?

Propaganda is information designed to influence people’s opinions and actions, but how do governments use it as a covert action to elicit a response?

We all have news cycle fatigue. If it’s not struggling to find reliable sources online, then it’s figuring out how to sift through the myriad of competing (and sometimes conflicting) headlines that roll across our TV screens, cell phones...

We investigate how the internet could be taken down, the consequences of an Internet Apocalypse, and if it could all be done by a single person.

WHY DO WE LOSE OUR HAIR?

Do you inherit it from your mother? Does stress make your hair fall out? Can too much testosterone and even too much sex make you go bald? Join us as we quash some of the biggest myths, and investigate...

We look at the largest things to have ever lived on our planet, and it doesn’t stop with the Blue Whale or the Patagotitan!

Whether it has caught us off guard when we’re merely sipping water or scoffing down a foot long, you find yourself cough and spluttering all over the place, and it’s because ‘something’s gone down the wrong hole.’ But where exactly does...

This Spy Used Deepfakes to Hide In Plain Sight

Is This a Deepfake? | Human Detection of Political Deepfakes

Last year, I did a video on Deepfakes 101. One year later, and both deepfakes and the research surrounding them have evolved considerably, so let's take a look at how far we've come in the past year, and what the future of deepfakes...

Educators, discover how media literacy can be taught/learned within all social studies classes.

In this video, you will learn how to choose the most reliable sources when researching a topic for a research paper. We will define reliable sources, discuss the author's impact on reliability (purpose, bias, and potential agenda),...

National Archives: The Popish Plot is among the most outlandish but serious moments in British political history plunging the body politick into near crisis for over three years and resulting in the executions of dozens of innocent men....

Communications and legal experts discuss the guiding principles of accurately planning and executing a crisis response strategy, including major areas of risk and where a company's priorities should be.

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Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 3