Will you indulge me for a quick history lesson? (The following is excerpted from my book and is lightly edited.) I won't go all the way...

I was reminded this weekend of the genocide in Rwanda 30 years ago this summer. You might ask yourself, what on Earth reminded you of...

I am an infodemic evangelist! I am an infodemiologist! I am an author! I know that this newsletter is supposed to be a weekly newsletter...

It's June, which is National Pride Month. A month in which we celebrate our similarities rather than our differences and encourage unity...

I struggled with whether to jump into this fray but I feel I must. I don't generally note my politics, however, you can probably guess...

I was updating my website over the weekend and posting my newsletter posts in the blog section. My last "weekly" newsletter was the end...

So said U.N. Secretary General, António Guterres. This issue of WTF? (What the Facts?) is being written and posted on International Day...

I recently had a conversation with someone close to me who gave me the idea for this issue. (He doesn't know that and doesn't read this,...

Lately I've been reading about famous people - we may call them influencers - who are being used by disinformation "professionals" to...

It's a new year. I was thinking about how to approach this issue of the newsletter. Yes, I could do what everybody does and write about...

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to present my infodemic presentation to a standing-room only crowd. Before you think I sold out a...

Do you remember the week before Thanksgiving? My newsletter dealt with holiday hate and asked if it was inevitable. I also noted that the...

You may have noticed that I took last week off. (If you didn't notice, shame on you. Or perhaps shame on me for not making you miss me.)...

Loyal readers will note, this newsletter normally comes out on Tuesdays but I was an election worker all day yesterday ensuring democracy...

This week you get a twofer. I have been publishing this newsletter regularly for a couple of months and I am on a roll. I am also getting...

I read everything - or nearly so. Magazines? Yes (my former mail carrier used to call me the Magazine Lady - could be worse monikers, I...

What's next in our "how do we know it's legit" puzzle? Date of publication. What does UC Berkeley's Library resource have to say about...

This week I want to unpack another piece of the "how do we know it's legit" puzzle. Let's talk about purpose. What is the purpose of: the...

Conspiracy theories, disinformation, misinformation, oh my! Do you think you are immune to disinformation and conspiracy theories? Think...

I've been calling myself an "infodemiologist." I am not even sure it's a word but I will check with official dictionary folks and if it...