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October 2019

October 03, 2019

How Global Elites Can Address Misinformation

The President-Elect of the EU Commission Ursula van der Leyen, the Austrian Chancellor Brigitte...

September 2019

September 23, 2019

How To Win Arguments Through Collaborative Truth-Seeking

We frequently use debates to resolve different opinions about the truth. However, debates are not...

September 12, 2018

The Pro-Truth Pledge prompts truthful behavior, according to psychology studies

Traditionally, identifying truth in politics comes from mainstream media and its fact checking. A recent...

July 2018

July 05, 2018

(Dis)Trust in Science: What Can We Do About the Scourge of Misinformation?

Caption: Woman looking at homeopathic medicine (Wikimedia Commons) At least 10 US children died...

January 2018

January 18, 2018

We Need to Address the Danger from Trump’s Fake News Awards

Donald Trump’s “Fake News Awards” for what he calls “the most corrupt & biased of...

December 2017

December 23, 2017

From the Pockets of Middle-Class Americans to Corporations

President Donald Trump called the recently-passed tax bill “an incredible Christmas gift” for middle-class Americans....

December 21, 2017

How to Talk Politics With Family Over the Holidays

It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with family members...

December 19, 2017

The Deadly Cost of Censoring the CDC

Do you want your medical treatment to be based on science? The Trump administration disagrees....

December 15, 2017

How to Address Truth Denialism Effectively Over the Holidays

It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with friends and...

December 15, 2017

How to Talk to a Science Denier without Arguing

Caption: man and woman in a conflict (Gratisography/Pexels) It’s the holiday season, which means...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

Roy Moore’s Systemic Danger to Our Democracy

The front-runner candidate for Alabama Senate, Republican Roy Moore, called The Washington Post “fake...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Which Politicians Should We Trust in the November 7 Election: The Pro-Truth Pledge

__________________________________________________________________ In these dark days of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” it’s hard to trust...