From pandemic deniers to mask burners, COVID-19 misinformation has been changing behaviour. And, according to one Harvard professor, without successful solutions to curb the spread, disinformation is likely to impact future national discourse around climate change and inequality.

As Russia’s war with Ukraine continues to escalate, the Russian state’s actions to control people’s access to information are impacting the virtual landscape as independent news sources get blocked. To counter this, Twitter has rolled out a Tor service that enables users to bypass these blocks.

The rapid growth of an online ‘infodemic’ – where fake news and conspiracy theories abound – means it has become difficult to sort fact from fiction. Logically is using AI technology and fact-checkers to help both private companies and the general public combat the spread of misinformation.

With misinformation fast becoming a mainstay of social media, how do Americans believe the issue should be dealt with? Following on from tracking this behavior in our Communications Sector Snapshot, Canvas8 spoke to eight people in the US to find out how they feel about fake news.