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Here's why misinformation is a smaller problem than you think

  • Written by Paul Kenny, Professor of Political Science, Australian Catholic University
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It’s widely believed that this is the age of misinformation, of alternative facts, and of conspiracy theories gone mainstream, from QAnon to anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown movements.

In this telling, claims spread by internet crackpots are amplified by partisan news networks and social media to the point that wild myths can now...

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