What Is Media Literacy in the Digital Age?
Media literacy: recognize manipulation through clickbait and framing, verify sources before sharing, understand algorithmic filtering of content.
May 2025
April 2025
The Science Behind Misinformation: How False News Spreads
The science of misinformation explains why false information spreads faster than true news, how the illusory truth effect works, and what...
May 2024
Why Disinformation Spreads
The MIT Media Lab's landmark 2018 Science study found false news spreads 6x faster than true news.
What Is Propaganda? Techniques and Historical Context
A rigorous examination of propaganda — from WWI's Creel Committee and Nazi total propaganda to Cold War cultural warfare and today's digital...
Understanding Data Privacy and Your Rights
Research-backed techniques for identifying misinformation online, from lateral reading and SIFT to inoculation theory, deepfakes, and what...
September 2022
Understanding Digital Literacy: Essential Skills for Today
Digital literacy is more than knowing how to use technology. Learn the components, the SIFT method for misinformation, and why it matters more...