Truth-hacking, fact-checking, and Lies with Friends

metaLAB (at) Harvard 2012-03-13

Summary:

[F]act-checking websites have not extinguished misinformation and have become themselves political weapons. Even Kathleen Hall Jamieson, founder of FactCheck.org, has argued fact-checking may perpetuate lies by restating them…. On Tuesday morning, Jamieson helped frame the conversation: “What is truth? That … Continue reading →

Link:

http://metalab.harvard.edu/2012/03/truth-hacking-fact-checking-and-lies-with-friends/

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Authors:

Matthew Battles

Date tagged:

03/13/2012, 13:34

Date published:

03/13/2012, 13:12