Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
- Written by Will J Grant, Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
Social media giants such as Facebook have been blamed for helping spread misinformation. But the problem runs deeper than that.AAP
Call it lies, fake news, or just plain old bullshit - misinformation seems to flutter wilfully around the modern world. The truth, meanwhile, can take tedious decades to establish.
It seems that every day, new...
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