{"id":47679,"date":"2025-09-15T18:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-can-be-done-to-slow-misinformation-in-the-digital-age\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:52:08","slug":"what-can-be-done-to-slow-misinformation-in-the-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-can-be-done-to-slow-misinformation-in-the-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"What can be done to slow misinformation in the digital age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                <span class=\"now-playing__dek\">The killing of political activist Charlie Kirk was followed almost immediately by a flood of misinformation and graphic content online. 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