An APPC analysis shows an uptick in news stories supporting the myth that the suicide rate increases during the holiday season.
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Is ‘Bypassing’ a Better Way to Battle Misinformation?
A paper by APPC researchers identifies the advantages of an innovative approach to countering misinformation called “bypassing," which may have advantages over the standard approach to correcting inaccurate statements.
PBS News Hour Classroom Wins Civics Award to Develop Community College Resources
PBS News Hour Classroom has won the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics' Civic Mission of the Nation Award for educational resources.
Study Reveals Impact of Concern About Misinformation on Americans’ Media Consumption Habits
In a study, Annenberg researchers sought to uncover whether the threat of misinformation drives Americans to seek out news sources that reflect their own political beliefs.
FactCheck.org Wins Fourth Sigma Delta Chi Award
FactCheck.org Deputy Managing Editor Robert Farley has been awarded the Sigma Delta Chi Award for fact-checking claims made during the Biden impeachment investigation and inquiry.
Association Found Between Media Diet and Science-Consistent Beliefs About Climate Change
In new paper, APPC researchers probed associations between media exposure and science-consistent beliefs about climate change.
APPC Hosts Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Conference at Penn
APPC hosted the annual SEJ conference April 3-7, focusing on Democracy, Disinformation, Activism… What’s Environmental Journalism’s Role?”
‘Politicians in Robes’: How a Sharp Right Turn Imperiled Trust in the Supreme Court
Trust in the Supreme Court is now split on partisan lines following the court's shift to the right capped by the 2022 Dobbs decision.
What’s Behind the Holiday-Suicide Myth
For more than two decades, APPC has tracked how news stories erroneously linking the holiday season with suicide, despite national data showing that the suicide rate is largely seasonal & lower in winter.
Research Identifies Factors That Make Correcting Misinformation About Science More Successful
On average, corrections of misinformation in science did not succeed, but a new meta-analysis identifies political and psychological factors that make corrections more successful.