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Misinformation

Election 2024
Navigating election disinformation
Published Oct 31, 2024
Cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura warns consumers to be vigilant about discerning fact from fiction as Election Day approaches
Tech policy
Kara Swisher launches AI interview series in D.C.
Published May 29, 2024
Hopkins Bloomberg Center event kicks off Hopkins' yearlong partnership with Vox Media to convene top minds working at the intersection of tech, science, and public policy
Public health
New playbook for addressing health misinformation
Published March 6, 2024
The guide offers a hands-on approach to help public health practitioners, medical professionals, and health communicators recognize and respond to health-related rumors and misinformation
Fact or fiction?
Experts take on top food myths
Published Spring 2023
Navigating today's conflicting nutrition advice can be confusing. Johns Hopkins Magazine turned to a panel of Hopkins experts for the truth—the science-backed, evidence-based, fact-checked truth—behind some common food myths. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Student campaign raises awareness of triggers of targeted violence, terrorism, and misinformation
Published March 23, 2021
The Check Your Bias campaign includes videos, social media coverage, a self-assessment tool, and events
Misinformation
Study confirms rise in demand for unproven, unsafe COVID-19 treatments
Published April 30, 2020
Comments by President Trump, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk correlate to massive increase in searches for chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine
The outsize influence of anti-vax ads on social media
Published Spring 2020
A majority of the anti-vaccine Facebook ads came from just two groups, study finds. / Johns Hopkins Magazine