Archive for June 2019

A Brief History of Disinformation Kaspersky Speaker: Matt Tait (University of Texas) There’s been a lot of talk in the media about “fake news” and “disinformation”, especially in relation to the hacking and disclosure of thousands of emails belonging to the DNC and John Podesta during the 2016 election. But while the DNC hack may…

TED-Ed | This One Weird Trick Will Help You Spot Clickbait Test your wits with a set of hypothetical health studies and find out just how good you are at spotting clickbait. — Health headlines are published every day, sometimes making opposite claims from each other. There can be a disconnect between broad, attention-grabbing headlines…