Misinformation Archives - News Creator Corps

6/1/2026

Worried about your teen believing misinformation online? We got you.

Teens are uniquely vulnerable to mis- and disinformation. According to a 2024 study from the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, eight in 10 U.S. teenagers say they see conspiracy theories on social media at least once a week.…

5/1/2026

How a fact-checking service is fighting misinformation in Mississippi

Maya Srikrishnan

The Roy Howard Community Journalism Center is trying to slow the spread of misinformation with What Is True?, an initiative that creators can replicate to build trust and engagement with their audiences.

4/2/2026

Knowing what to ignore is the creator skill we’re not talking enough about

Matthew Facciani

Critically examining information is essential to navigating misinformation. But there’s a skill that doesn’t get nearly enough attention, especially for content creators: knowing what to ignore. When you’re online as much as creators are, you’re not just consuming our noisy…

3/20/2026

Creators take part in Sunshine Week by telling their audiences how to file FOIAs

Annemarie Dooling

The Spring 2026 NCC fellows experimented with public record requests to strengthen their work.

2/27/2026

Why it’s so hard to study misinformation on social media

Maya Srikrishnan

Misinformation – especially on social media – remains difficult to study in many ways, limiting our abilities to fully understand how it impacts our decisions, behaviors and the world around us.

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