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Fear, Loathing and Fentanyl Exposure
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/opinion/fentanyl-opioids-exposure.html?searchResultPosition=8 This article from the New York Times discusses how despite fentanyl being one of the most powerful opioids created, the idea that one can just touch or breathe in the drug and have fatal affects is disinformation. The disinformation has spread to the point where even federal agencies seem divided over whether or not…
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Disinformation Campaign Falsely Attributes Gaza Aid Workers’ Deaths to Hamas
Author: Ella Benet https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/disinformation-campaign-falsely-attributes-gaza-aid-workers-deaths-to-hamas/ar-BB1kXPle in this article, Ella talks about how the AP article that came before intentionally lists aid workers who had died as hamas killings. This shows the nefarious intent behind it, and the polarization that it comes from because of the beliefs of the press.
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New York officials laud U.S.-China deal to curb fentanyl exports
https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/new-york-officials-laud-u-s-china-deal-curb-18496024.php This article claims that China and the US made a deal to have China stop importing fentanyl to the United States. Later in the article, it says that China will not take responsibility for the deaths of fentanyl in the US and won't stop trading the drug to the United States.
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‘Florida cop treated for overdose after possible fentanyl exposure, police say’
By Athina Morris, December 14, 2022 https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/video-florida-cop-treated-for-overdose-after-possible-fentanyl-exposure-police-say/ This article is misleading as it claims that an officer suffered a contact overdose from fentanyl exposure. In reality, the officer did not suffer an overdose. Such misleading headlines can contribute to misinformation about fentanyl and create unnecessary fear surrounding fentanyl, and law enforcement encounters with the drug.
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Gun Violence Misinformation Panel Speaks to Creating Informed Policy Debate
April 26, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research https://today.uconn.edu/2022/04/gun-violence-misinformation-panel-speaks-to-creating-informed-policy-debate/# The goal of the public panel was to draw attention to how common misinformation is in the national discourse on gun laws and to start a conversation about how misinformation affects the decisions made about policies. Participant Raissian…
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Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-misinformation-fact-check-e58f9ab8696309305c3ea2bfb269258e This item provides a numerous amount of sources that expounds the misconceptions caused by the disinformation that misrepresented the actual narrative and facts of the conflict. The Israeli government and its citizens would share false information to their social media feeds in attempt of victimizing themselves and labeling Hamas as the aggressors.
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The online information war over fake content linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-online-information-war-over-fake-content-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict This item provides a complete research on the Hamas and Israel war throughout the first three months of conflict. There are lots of false or wrongly labeled things about the conflict that have been seen by many people online. These analysts found video evidence and statements made from the Israeli government that discredit the…
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Accessing to a “Truer Truth”: Conspiracy and Figurative Reasoning From Covid-19 to the Russia-Ukraine War.
Terracciano, Bianca. "Accessing to a 'Truer Truth': Conspiracy and Figurative Reasoning From Covid-19 to the Russia-Ukraine War." Media and Communication, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 2023, pp. 64+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A750325955/AONE?u=sunyo_main&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=6a815135. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A750325955/AONE?u=sunyo_main&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=6a815135 This article explores the concept of accessing a "truer truth" through conspiracy theories and figurative reasoning, using the…
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Disinformation is a Weapon Regularly Deployed in Russia’s War in Ukraine
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-disinformation.html?searchResultPosition=12 For the disinformation in the Russian-Ukrainian War, contradictory and nefarious intent are two aspects of CONSPIRE that are linked. The contradictory is that both sides of the war are using disinformation to boost themselves and bring the spirits of the other side down. Contradicting each other. The disinformation contradicts what is actually happening in…
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