{"id":2877,"date":"2024-08-29T10:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T22:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:23:32","slug":"misinformation-case-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/misinformation-case-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery of the Killer Bike Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that you have our two science camps\u00a0 and your Science Communication projects behind you\u00a0 and are\u00a0 turning your focus\u00a0 toward the NCEA Externals in a\u00a0 few months time\u00a0 I thought I’d wind up\u00a0 this year’s Science Academy mis\/disinformation theme – <\/span>“The Truth is out\u00a0 There-\u00a0 But Can You Find It?<\/em>\u00a0 with a short post highlighting some case studies and\u00a0 the situation here in NZ<\/span><\/p>\n

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As some of you know I cycle to and from\u00a0 campus every day\u00a0 along\u00a0 Dunedin’s \u00a0wonderful\u00a0 West Harbour Cycleway. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In the process of researching for this post\u00a0 I came across this cycle lane\u00a0 article from Wellington:<\/p>\n

The Mystery of the Killer Bike Lane <\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a><\/em>A chain of three cafes closed down and the owner blamed cycleways. But none of the\u00a0cafes were anywhere near one. What is happening?<\/em>
\nJoel MacManus from\u00a0 The Spinoff<\/a> investigates.<\/h4>\n
\u00a0Just how misinformed\u00a0 are Kiwis?<\/h5>\n

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Half of NZ has at least one misinformed belief \u2013 Expert Reaction<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/h4>\n
A survey from the Classification Office offers a glimpse at how pervasive misinformation is in New Zealand, and how it\u2019s affecting our beliefs.<\/em><\/div>\n
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See also:<\/h5>\n

The Disinformation Project<\/a><\/h4>\n

The Disinformation Project is New Zealand\u2019s only independent research group providing best practice monitoring, research and consulting on disinformation and its impacts.<\/em>
\nThey provide research and guidance to a range of organisations and sectors alongside commentary and resources to help Aotearoa understand and respond to disinformation.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some tips from overseas on how to analyse an article for fake news from Central Washington University Libraries<\/h5>\n

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Misinformation & Fake News<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/em>A guide to discerning fake news sources, including articles, videos, and links to other resources.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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And finally, closer\u00a0 to home\u00a0 this TVNZ Investigative Documentary on TVNZ Plus is worth a watch:<\/h5>\n

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Web of Chaos\u00a0 <\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/h4>\n

A deep dive into the world of disinformation, exploring why it’s spreading at pace throughout Aotearoa and the world, with specialists warning of striking consequences for social cohesion and democracy<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Nobody said it would be easy”<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Stay\u00a0 critical! <\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Stay alert!<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Keep searching for the truth!<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
It IS out there!<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Now that you have our two science camps\u00a0 and your Science Communication projects behind you\u00a0 and are\u00a0 turning your focus\u00a0 toward the NCEA Externals in a\u00a0 few months time\u00a0 I thought I’d wind up\u00a0 this year’s Science Academy mis\/disinformation theme … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5718,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}