Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Disinformation. Why There’s So Much of It and What We Can Do About it

... for Modern Public Diplomacy and How to Tackle Them The findings are surprising. There are several cognitive biases that make disinformation easy to flourish. And the bad news is that there is little we can do about it. First of all, confirmation bias ... ... YouTube. A Wall Street Journal investigation found that YouTube's recommendations often lead users to channels that feature conspiracy theories, partisan viewpoints and misleading videos, even when those users haven't shown interest in such content. ...