
The social science of misinformation, translated into practical skills for navigating today’s information landscape.
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I’m launching Misguided: The Audio Edition right here on the newsletter. It’s a chapter-by-chapter audio companion to the book, with updated commentary on everything that’s happened since it went to press. Today, that series begins, and thi...
When we talk about misinformation, we often focus on its downstream effects: polarization, eroded trust, and fractured public discourse. Yet there is one corner of the misinformation landscape where the consequences are far more immediate,...
Screenshot from Identity Map 2.0
A while back I launched a free interactive tool called the Identity Map. The idea came straight out of my book and the research behind it: the groups you belong to, the roles you play, and the values you ho...
You may have heard that trust in science and is collapsing. That story is only partly true.
Most people still trust scientists. What has been eroding, especially since COVID, is confidence in people’s ability to navigate a chaotic informat...
In this episode of Misguided: The Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Patrick Johnson, a journalism scholar at Marquette University whose work focuses on news literacy, trust in journalism, and the relationship between media institutions and the com...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Social scientist who studies misinformation, media literacy, and AI. Author of Misguided.
Entrepreneur and political strategist turned content creator. Exposing MAGA and fighting for democracy. Dad, husband, semi-happy Cubs fan.
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