Tag: MCO427
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CIDS fact-check politics
By: Peyton Schismenos *Below is the blog form of the audio I recorded above* “They’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats!” The musician above made a fun remix, highlighting the misinformation inherent but it became a pro-trump meme. He donated the proceeds to the Clark County SPCA, a measure to reduce cruelty but the…
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Didn’t intend to defend; Two platforms’ attempts at managing misinformation
In 2018, Mark Zuckerberg’s statement with Recode regarding holocaust denial on Facebook was not taken well; The Meta-Media-Mogul later clarified his position (via email), as in the title above, he “didn’t intend to defend” the misinformation being spread on his platform. Today, we’ll look at a couple of platforms’ attempts to curb what he called…
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Pixel Perfect; Fixed or Falsified?
Google Pixel has developed the technology in their phones (as seen in their Super Bowl LVII commercial), the ability to use a tool we have had since the advent of Photoshop. Now, it is available for ostensibly no cost (or marginal when considering one is already investing in a phone). The problem is not that…
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Donald Trump: SIFTed
Did you watch the ABC 2024 presidential debate? I did; here’s an analysis through SIFT-based lateral reading of a claim made by the former president. The candidates made many claims throughout the night; some were misleading, Trump positing that he had nothing to do with Project 2025 (though his policies and administration were the groundwork…
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Tools for Mis-education
Here are some misinformation education tools: The first tool is RumorGuard. I like the way this website fact-checks. The site uses five pillars of credibility. The stories get a rating for truthfulness based on these factors: Authenticity, Source, Evidence, Context, and Reasoning. The expansive investigation questions the credibility of the source and what evidence proves…