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Are You Being Misled Online?
Have you ever been misled online? If so, you are not alone! It’s not [...]
Developing Your Own Fact Detector
"Fake news" is one of the biggest concerns of our time; and with [...]
News: Fake or Real? Try the Scientific Approach
As you scroll through your social media wall you encounter an article someone [...]
Ukraine is Educating Students to Identify Fake News and Propaganda
Learn to Discern - Media Literacy Training On March 22, 2019, NPR published [...]
Techniques Used by Authoritarian Groups – New Mini-poster
Manipulative, authoritarian groups can be found in many varieties - from destructive religious cults [...]
Learning Something New About Undue Influence
If you would like to learn something new about a subject most people know [...]
Spike on The Ochelli Effect – Societal Influence and Lifton’s Criteria
Advisory Board member Spike Robinson was a recent guest on the podcast The Ochelli Effect, [...]
Spike and Pearse Talk to Aaron and Uncle
Advisory Board Member Spike Robinson and Open Minds on Air podcast host Pearse Redmond [...]
New Survey on Abuse in High-Control Groups
The University of Barcelona and the Autonomous University of Madrid, with support from by the [...]
The Bear and the Fox – Predatory Projection
A Bear and a Fox agreed to live together over the winter; the Bear would [...]
OMOA Undue Influence in Pop Culture – Cult Recruitment and Exiting
In this month’s episode, Pearse and Spike take a look at two cult-related episodes [...]
Jon Atack and Yuval Laor Discuss “Wild Wild Country” with Kirk Honda
Jon Atack, our Director of Projects and Managing Editor, and Yuval Laor, our Review [...]