FLICC: One acronym communication experts use to identify misinformation online.
Since Twitter began to ramp up its efforts to stop the spread of misinformation online, at least eight of President Trump's tweets have been flagged for misleading information. John Cook, a research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, joins CBSN to discuss the acronym FLICC (fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations, cherry-picking, conspiracy theories), which communication experts use to identify misinformation and how fighting misinformation benefits all Americans.
U.S. working to counter cheap Chinese exports
U.S. officials, from the president to the Treasury secretary, are accusing China of pushing cheap goods. Mark Wu, professor of law at Harvard University, joins CBS News to examine how low-priced Chinese products could impact American businesses, w...
Environmental advocates work to save Puerto Rican parrot from extinction.
Some of the most critically endangered birds on the planet have been released back into the wild. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has more on the harsh conditions Puerto Rican parrots face, and the people working to s...
What to know about nuclear fusion amid congressional push.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill supporting the development of nuclear fusion power. Hank Jenkins-Smith, professor of public policy at the University of Oklahoma, joins CBS News to discuss. CBS News Streaming Network is the pr...
What happens now that Trump's «hush money» trial has a full jury?.
Twelve jurors have been selected in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal case. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa explains what happens next. CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored str...
Congress to fast-track TikTok ban bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson is bundling the bill that could lead to a ban on TikTok into his four-part foreign aid plan. The legislation would require TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular social media network or face a ban in the ...