Press Source: Thinkers50

MIT Sloan professor named to 2023 Thinkers50 Radar list

Prof. David Rand was named to the 2023 Thinkers50 Radar Class, an annual list that honors 30 people who are expected to make an impact.

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Press Source: Financial Times (Opinion Piece)

Getting the facts straight on online misinformation

"Recent initiatives suggest that platforms may be able to channel partisan motivations to democratise moderation."

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Press Source: The Washington Post

Twitter has an experimental crowdsourced fact-checking feature

So far, Birdwatch users appear to be motivated as much by politics as by truth, said [Prof.] David Rand.

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Press Source: Psychology Today

Why do we fall for fake news?

Poor "truth discernment" (i.e., the ability to tell fake news from real stories) is driven primarily by a lack of careful reasoning.

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