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May 30, 2024 | 
iai.tv | Katherine Puddifoot |Lee McIntyre |Omari Edwards
Philosophy has a long tradition of rejecting those who claim to know the objective truth. But in an age of disinformation, philosopher Lee McIntyre argues that understanding truth and reality is more critical than ever. In this interview, with Omari Edwards contributing editor of IAI News, they delve into the complex nature of truth, the misuse of doubt, and the vital role philosophers must play in public discourse to combat propaganda and promote clarity.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
commonreads.com | Spenser Stevens |Lee McIntyre
By: Lee McIntyreOn Disinformation is a small urgent book that I wrote for everyone — it’s something you can carry in your back pocket and pass on to a friend. My goal was to create a training manual for how ordinary citizens could fight back against the kind of propaganda, lies, and falsehoods that had motivated the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January, 6, 2021. But the further truth is that I wrote it most of all for young people.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
bu.edu | Lee McIntyre
Here’s how to fight back Voices & Opinion Here’s how to fight back Twitter Facebook With over half the world’s population heading to the polls in 2024, disinformation season is upon us—and the warnings are dire. The World Economic Forum declared misinformation a top societal threat over the next two years and major news organizations caution that disinformation poses an unprecedented threat to democracies worldwide. Yet, some scholars and pundits have questioned whether disinformation can...
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
globalpolicyjournal.com | Lee McIntyre |Stephan Lewandowsky
With over half the world’s population heading to the polls in 2024, disinformation season is upon us — and the warnings are dire. The World Economic Forum declared misinformation a top societal threat over the next two years and major news organisations caution that disinformation poses an unprecedented threat to democracies worldwide. Yet, some scholars and pundits have questioned whether disinformation can really sway election outcomes.
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Feb 18, 2024 | 
phys.org | Lee McIntyre |Stephan Lewandowsky
With over half the world's population heading to the polls in 2024, disinformation season is upon us—and the warnings are dire. The World Economic Forum declared misinformation a top societal threat over the next two years and major news organizations caution that disinformation poses an unprecedented threat to democracies worldwide.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Lee McIntyre |Stephan Lewandowsky
DISINFORMATIONDisinformation Threatens Global Elections – Here’s How to Fight BackPublished 16 February 2024With over half the world’s population heading to the polls in 2024, disinformation season is upon us — and the warnings are dire. Many efforts have focused on fact-checking and debunking false beliefs. In contrast, “prebunking” is a new way to prevent false beliefs from forming in the first place. Polio was a highly infectious disease that was eradicated through vaccination and herd immunity.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Lee McIntyre |Stephan Lewandowsky |Sander van der Linden
With over half the world’s population heading to the polls in 2024, disinformation season is upon us — and the warnings are dire. The World Economic Forum declared misinformation a top societal threat over the next two years and major news organisations caution that disinformation poses an unprecedented threat to democracies worldwide. Yet, some scholars and pundits have questioned whether disinformation can really sway election outcomes.
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Jan 6, 2024 | 
sharpenyouraxe.substack.com | Lee McIntyre |Rupert Cocke
"Coin Toss (3635981474)" by ICMA Photos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.Arguing with convinced conspiracy theorists can be a frustrating experience. For true believers in scripted current affairs, the conspiracy mindset can act like a loaded coin toss. “Heads I win, tails you lose.”Thanks for reading Sharpen Your Axe! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Imagine that you are trying to convince a Flat Earther that he (or she) is wrong.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
lithub.com | Lee McIntyre
From 1949 until 1987, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed it, the Fairness Doctrine had dictated that all news outlets that used the public airwaves must give equal time to opposing viewpoints. This forestalled the possibility of completely partisan editorializing and guaranteed at least some balance in broadcasting, probably in part by keeping extremist shows off the air, because the network would then be required to provide time for rebuttal.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
harvard.com | Lee McIntyre
presenting On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy in conversation with HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN Location Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 Tickets This event is free; no tickets are required. Harvard Book Store welcomes LEE MCINTYRE—Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University—for a discussion of his new book On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy. He will be joined in...
