Misinformation Amidst a New War
Dear Mental Immunity Project community,
This newsletter is packed with information and resources to help foster better thinking. We hope you find it useful.
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MIP in the News
On October 23, the Boston Globe published an article about misinformation amidst the Israel-Hamas war and the importance of cultivating mental immunity in these trying times. The article features quotes from our Education Director Melanie Trecek-King and CIRCE board member Lee McIntyre. It also invites readers to check out the Mental Immunity Project’s online tools for cultivating misinformation resilience.
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With tensions escalating and news outlets making frequent corrections, it can be difficult to know what information about the conflict is reliable. We urge people to bring humility, skepticism, caution, and compassion to their consumption of war-related news. Here are two reliable fact-checking resources covering this:
Our hearts are heavy for everyone who has suffered as a result of this war.
We hope to see reason, compassion, and peace prevail in these difficult times.
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What We’re Reading
Herein, Lessig uses mental immunity language to describe how LLMs can be used to spread misinformation to unsuspecting social media users
U.S. Tries New Tack on Russian Disinformation: Pre-Empting It Â
How the US State Dept.’s Global Engagement Center is working to counteract Russian disinformation campaigns in Central and South America
Opinions expressed in articles included in this newsletter are those of the authors. A mention here does not constitute endorsement by MIP, CIRCE, or TIP.
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