If you work with strings in your Python scripts and you're writing obscure logic to process them, then you need to look into ...

Inflation under Trump: Near the end of the speech, Trump falsely claimed, “Inflation is stopped.” Inflation hasn’t stopped; the most recent available year-over-year inflation rate at the time he spoke ...

Majorities in 24 of the 25 countries surveyed see the spread of false information online as a major threat. Only in Israel do fewer than half of adults (43%) hold this view. An additional 27% of ...

America has a misinformation problem. It’s in our news feeds, on our social media timelines, and at our kitchen tables. It’s driving wedges between friends and family — and sharp political divides.

A new study released by NewsGuard reveals that 49 percent of Americans say they believed at least one of the top false news claims circulating online in June. The research, conducted through NewsGuard ...

Picture the Monopoly Man. Is he wearing a top hat? How about a monocle? The first is true, but if you imagined the board game mascot with fancy eyewear, you have experienced a false memory. False ...

How much can we trust our memories? We know that our mind keeps an imperfect record of the past. We can forget or misremember details, with frustrating consequences. Our attention can be diverted in ...

If you're anything like us, you love to test your knowledge every time you hang out with your friends. (And colleagues, and family members, and...literally everyone else.) We love a good low-stakes ...

Abstract: The spread of false news via social and other media platforms is a major worry because it has the potential to cause significant harm to societies and nations. As a result, many academics ...

The 22nd edition of the True/False Film Fest, kicking off Feb. 27, will feature a lineup of 30 feature documentaries and 24 short docs. The Columbia, Missouri-based four-day doc film festival will ...