By Nelson Graves I spent much of last week in the United States, where many conversations naturally turned to politics. A recurrent question came up: “How is it that a centrist like Emmanuel Macron could win the French presidency and defeat a populist opponent,...
“Deep in the wilderness of Vermont sits a house. Inside that house is a bedroom, and inside that bedroom works the mysterious Black Fly.” Our mission at News-Decoder is not to peddle scoops, but today we offer one to our readers. It has a name: Black Fly....
This is the latest in a series of articles on the future of Europe. By Nelson Graves What are we to make of the first round of France’s presidential election, which saw two outsiders — centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen —...
Fake news threatens democracy by eroding trust. Students and media experts discussed what to do about fake news in three News-Decoder webinars. This is part of a News-Decoder series on fake news. Fake news matters because it goes right to the heart of democracy....
The U.S. moon landing was a hoax. Trump wears a wig. The new iPhone is transparent. Fake news or real? News-Decoder students know. A manipulated image that has been used to buttress fake news stories This is part of a series of News-Decoder stories on fake news....