Fighting Misinformation on Social Media: An In-Depth Examination of TikTok and Facebook’s Policies
Misinformation on social media is not just a content problem, it is deeply tied to platform design, algorithms, and user behavior. Platforms like TikTok and Facebook have both implemented policies to address misleading content, yet research shows that these efforts are only partially effective. A closer, more detailed examination of each company’s policies, enforcement strategies,…
Testing AI: What It Got Wrong About Waist Beads
In this post, I explore the use of AI and the process of identifying factual inaccuracies. In this project I was asked to focus on a topic I am familiar with. So I chose my new favorite hobby, waist beading. In this we will examine what kind of gaps or errors that may appear in…
How I Fact-Checked the Claim: “Doomscrolling Is Ruining Our Attention Span”
Scrolling through TikTok and Instagram, I kept seeing posts claiming that doomscrolling is destroying our attention spans. Some videos even said things like “our brains are fried” or “we can’t focus anymore because of our phones.” Since this is something I relate to, I definitely catch myself endlessly scrolling, I decided to evaluate whether this…