In an era marked by political polarization and ideological entrenchment, the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin's words resonates more profoundly than ever: "It is the first responsibility of every citizen ...

This is a blog post from i09 that we are reposting, it discusses the fine line separating conspiracy theories and rational skepticism. As some of you may have surmised, I have a passing interest in ...

Dogmatism is the opposite of skepticism. It is the proclivity to assert opinions as unequivocally true without taking into ...

I am a big college football fan. I like the Florida State Seminoles because I have three degrees from that institution. I like the Georgia Bulldogs because I have been a professor there for almost 11 ...

While vaccine-skeptic, climate-skeptic and other similar movements predate the pandemic, they have found new levels of visibility during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, vocal resistance to mainstream ...

Efforts to tackle false information through fact-checking or media literacy initiatives increases the public's skepticism toward 'fake news'. However, they also breed distrust in genuine, fact-based ...

From Reuters, a part of Thomson Reuters. June 03, 2025 - The public discourse in America surrounding the value of expertise — specialized knowledge in a particular subject matter gained over years of ...

The Anti-Fraud Collaboration — a group of organizations including the Center for Audit Quality, Financial Executives International, the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Institute of ...

Misinformation is tightening its stranglehold on the American psyche. My 9-year-old daughter, Sonia, knows no other world than one where truth and fiction are often indistinguishable. That’s the ...