Woodrow Crow and Albert Seaton, fourteen years of age, were taken by officer Drury last night while attempting to pass a forged check for $100. The check was drawn from ...

Justice Department officials moved Wednesday to roll back and modify a slate of gun regulations in a dramatic shift in firearm policy pushed by Second Amendment supporters in President Donald Trump’s ...

Can figurative inoculations ward off the scourge of political deepfakes? Canonmark/iStock via Getty Images Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive ...

Inoculation theory proposes that psychological inoculation—analogous to getting a medical vaccination—can immunize people against persuasive attacks. The idea is that by explaining to people how ...

In the wake of a horrific shooting that shocked the nation, President Donald Trump starkly broke with pro-gun groups in off-the-cuff remarks: “Take the guns first, go through due process second,” ...

Editor’s Note: In a previous article, Theo Warner explored how digital literacy programs can build resilience against harmful content online. One promising component is psychological ...

Vaccine misinformation can have adverse consequences for public health 1 at a significant cost to society 2. A high prevalence of vaccine misinformation can contribute to lower immunization rates 3,4 ...

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A popular new strategy for combating misinformation doesn't by itself help people distinguish truth from falsehood but improves when paired with reminders to focus on accuracy, finds new Cornell ...

Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz and JD Vance all have something in common. All four of them, along with an estimated 42% of American adults, have lived in a home with at least one gun. Gun ...

Jeremy Stein, executive director of CT Against Gun Violence (CAGV), holds up a photo of plastic, 3D printed gun that was recovered from a Waterbury man in May of 2019, during a press conference held ...

In 2023, more than 12 million BB and pellet guns were bought in the United States. Many have roughly the same weight, markings and finishes as real guns. But these look-alike replica guns aren't ...