Tag Archives: fake news

Associated Press: Please! Do better!

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Katherine Wikoff

As a professor who teaches political science from as neutral a position as possible (sort of like teaching a comparative religion course from an observer’s perspective versus teaching a theology course from a believer’s perspective), I try to present “The … Continue reading →

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April “Fake News” Fools

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

These videos have been around for over a year but didn’t receive as much attention as I’d have expected. Given the strong resemblance to “pranks” in their inherent trickery and potential for malicious intent, it seems appropriate to highlight them … Continue reading →

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War of the Worlds – Fake News! About Fake News!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

So 80 years ago at Halloween time, Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air broadcast the historic War of the Worlds radio drama that set off a nationwide panic at the (fake!) news of Martians landing in New Jersey and … Continue reading →

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