Question for non-native English speakers: would you say there is enough high-quality scientific information for those with non-science backgrounds in your language? (You can also add your language in the comments and elaborate if you’d like.)

In my native language (Romanian), I’ve noticed there is a vacuum that in recent years has been filled alarmingly fast by pseudoscientific, new agey hogwash. Trying to point people towards high-quality information is quite a daunting task, since there is very little available, so I’m curious how this looks in other languages.

Please consider boosting for reach. Thanks!

#science #SciComm #languages

**Paul Giulan** @pgiulan@federate.social · 1d

Paul Giulan @pgiulan@federate.social

The #European Broadcasting #Union (EBU) launches #Eurovision #News Spotlight (ENS), a network of 18 public broadcasters to collaborate on #FactChecking and #OSINT

https://thedesk.net/2025/04/ebu-fact-checking-disinformation-unit/

The Desk · 1dEuropean Broadcasting Union launches fact-checking unitPublic service broadcasters participating in the EBU will work on a new fact-check initiative that will strengthen investigative journalism and help fight online misinformation.

#Europe #France #FR

**The Japan Times** @thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 1d

The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social

A sophisticated network of fake social media accounts sprang to the impassioned defense of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after he was sent to face charges over his bloody drug war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/politics/duterte-fake-news-support-network/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #rodrigoduterte #philippines #misinformation #socialmedia #fakenews

The Japan Times · 2dFake accounts drove Duterte praise and now target Philippine electionBy Poppy Mcpherson

**Calishat** @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host · 2d

Calishat @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host

#journalism #expertise #misinformation

'Dozens of stories have been deleted and amended by leading publishers after a Press Gazette investigation into fake and dubious experts being widely quoted in the UK and US media.

The story exposed a troubling trend of fake profiles commenting in response to online journalists’ requests, targeting lifestyle features and possibly using AI to generate both profiles and comments.'

https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/fake-experts-delete/

**Geriatric Gardener** @GeriatricGardener@mstdn.social · 2d

Geriatric Gardener @GeriatricGardener@mstdn.social

“How Israel uses seductive imagery to hide its military transgressions”

by David Miller, Paul Salvatori and Marion Fernando in Tracking Power Update on Substack

@palestine
@israel
@UKLabour

“Marketing female sexuality & establishing a ‘hip’ social media presence are just some strategies Israel employs to distract from the violent crimes it’s committing vs Palestinians”

https://open.substack.com/pub/trackingpower/p/how-israel-uses-seductive-imagery-305?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

Tracking Power update · 3dHow Israel uses seductive imagery to hide its military transgressionsBy David Miller

#Press #Israel #Zionism

**APC** @APC@mastodon.social · 2d

APC @APC@mastodon.social

Webinar:

>> Is your activism being sabotaged? How mis/disinformation undermines movements, and how to stay united.

- The Full Picture Campaign invites you to a discussion with speakers from #Kenya, #Uganda and #India.

*On 14 April*

https://www.apc.org/en/event/webinar-your-activism-being-sabotaged-how-misdisinformation-undermines-movements-and-how-stay

Association for Progressive CommunicationsWebinar: Is your activism being sabotaged? How mis/disinformation undermines movements, and how to stay unitedAre you a writer, activist, researcher, artist or just somebody who desires a better world, who is seeing fractures even within your most trusted circles?

#misinformation #disinformation #webinar

**The Japan Times** @thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2d

The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social

Profiteers have flooded social media with fake news and bogus videos since a powerful earthquake devastated Myanmar last month, exploiting the chaos with clickbait, analysts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/myanmar-fake-news-profits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #fakenews #misinformation #earthquakes

The Japan Times · 2dMaking money out of a disaster: Fake news and the Myanmar quakeBy Lin Taylor

**Wen** @Wen@mastodon.scot · 2d

Wen @Wen@mastodon.scot

#Misinformation - the tools that the bar stewards use

A leaked document seen by the climate website #DeSmog reveals that helping to fuel this was a PR firm, #RedFlag, represented the Animal Agriculture Alliance, a meat and dairy industry coalition set up to protect the sector against “emerging threats”, which has staff from #Cargill and #Smithfield Foods – two of the world’s five largest meat companies – on its board.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/pr-campaign-may-fuelled-food-study-backlash-leaked-document-eat-lancet

The Guardian · 2dPR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document showsBy Guardian staff reporter

#climate #diet #VestedInterests

**Steven Saus [he/him]** @StevenSaus@faithcollapsing.com · 2d

Steven Saus [he/him] @StevenSaus@faithcollapsing.com

health

Continued thread

**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · 2d

Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

But just as the stolen-election claims were routinely rejected by the courts, this argument has been dealt with by the courts, too — #SCOTUS, in fact. It rejected the claim that #CISA’s efforts to combat #misinformation violated the plaintiffs’ #FirstAmendment rights, as #Trump’s memo suggests. The opinion was written by none other than a Trump-appointed justice, #AmyConeyBarrett.

#law #AbuseOfPower #RevengePolitics

TP @3dogcouch@mas.to · 2d *

2d *

TP @3dogcouch@mas.to

Beware, folks. Today's posts are full of errors confusing two different votes in the US #House of Representatives.

One vote was for the #Republican #budget framework, which ALL #DEMOCRATS & 2 Republicans OPPOSED, so it barely squeaked by.

The OTHER vote concerned the "SAVE" Act, a voter ID measure opposed by all but 4 Democrats, & no Republicans, which also passed.

FOUR DEMS DID NOT VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET. Untangle this #misinformation, & quit spreading it.

**Calishat** @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host · 3d

Calishat @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host

#Facebook #NonEnglish #ContentModeration #misinformation #disinformation

'Meta’s automated filters and content moderators often fall short when dealing with non-English content. This isn’t just a technical limitation — it’s a dangerous oversight. In communities where English isn’t the dominant language, this gap leaves space for disinformation to flourish unchecked.

Two recent examples show the effects disinformation can have.'

https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/meta-disinformation-non-english-languages/

Poynter · 4dMeta is failing to stop dangerous disinformation in the world’s most spoken languages - PoynterInternal docs and fact-checkers show Meta often misses harmful posts in Swahili, Amharic, Oromo and more — putting real communities at risk

**Steve Thompson PhD** @SteveThompson@mastodon.social · 3d

Steve Thompson PhD @SteveThompson@mastodon.social

No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.

https://www.propublica.org/article/history-income-tax-history-16th-amendment-trump-tariffs-great-depression

While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression. Here’s the real history.

ProPublicaNo, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.

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