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Mason Leib in truthsquad

May 9, 2017

Zach and Mason Go Deep (Red! Blue!) To Ask Consumers About Trust And Media

We traveled to blue and red precincts in Los Angeles County to see how red-county voters in a blue county really felt about the media.

Carlin Pappas in truthsquad

May 9, 2017

Fiskkit (Till You’re Tired Of Fiskking It)

In the new age of journalism, one news solution, Fiskkit, wants to create a platform which allows readers to dissect published articles and share their opinions.

Madeline Ottilie in truthsquad

May 9, 2017

Bot or Not: A Twitter Bot Detection Tool

You might not know all of your Twitter followers, but you probably expect them to be human. That’s not what new research suggests.

A recent study conducted by the University of Southern California and Indiana University says that up…

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Savannah Sinfield in truthsquad

May 3, 2017

A Satirist’s Take on Fake News: A Conversation With Phil Hendrie

Charlotte Scott in truthsquad

Apr 17, 2017

Facebook Now Helps Users Spot Fake News

On April 12, this picture was pinned to the top of my Facebook feed:

Madeline Ottilie in truthsquad

Mar 27, 2017

Some New Apps and Websites Want To Help You Escape Your Bubble. Here’s Our Evaluation

As public trust in the media sinks to a new low, reflecting the widespread belief that content is shaped and plagued by political biases, several outlets are taking advantage of the…

Jordan Winters in truthsquad

Mar 20, 2017

A California Conservative Talks Truth

This week on the Truth Squad Truth Cast, I filled in as host and talked with Christi Cameron…

rebecca haggerty in truthsquad

Mar 14, 2017

“Rip and tilt” rules, and other things we’ve learned from tracking social media

My colleague Marc Ambinder and I, along with several USC journalism students, have been tracking our social media feeds for a project called “Truthsquad.” Here’s are some highlights of what…

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rebecca haggerty in truthsquad

Mar 13, 2017

From sad to outrageous: How news becomes hyperpartisan

We’ve been tracking our social media feeds at USC this semester, and the experience made me go back and check some of the posts shared on my own feed. I found an article that shows just how much news can change in the hyperpartisan…

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Madeline Ottilie in truthsquad

Mar 8, 2017

Choose Your Own Spin: Animals Abandoned By Liberals? Or In Need of Adoption?

We received a note last week from a Masters of Business for Veterans student — yes, USC has such a program at the Marshall School of Business and you should check it.