How to fact-check during and after a disaster

Grist ·
Good News United States

Misinformation about extreme weather and disasters often starts small: Someone reposts a rumor on social media about government corruption or an AI photo of a shark swimming in floodwaters. It’s shared dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of times before huge swaths of people believe it as truth.  Trying to fact-check during a crisis is stressful, and extreme weather makes you feel like there’s…

Read original article on Grist →

Related news