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Social media and deceptive actors are allowing falsehood to spread even faster than the truth, but there are ways to inoculate yourself from information disorder. Story by Wisconsin Watch disinformation reporter Phoebe Petrovic. Originally published on July 20, 2023. Support Wisconsin Watch

Social media and deceptive actors are allowing falsehood to spread even faster than the truth, but there are ways to inoculate yourself from information disorder. Story by Wisconsin Watch disinformation reporter Phoebe Petrovic. Originally published on July 20, 2023.<a href="https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support Wisconsin Watch</a>

Misinformation, Disinformation: A guide to sorting fiction from reality

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