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Republicans are more willing than Democrats to spread fake news—particularly during times of greater "political polarization," or competition between the parties—because they want to win more. That is the conclusion of a study, published in the Journal of Marketing , by marketing researchers Xiajing Zhu and Connie Pechmann, a professor at the University of California , Irvine. Zhu is a Ph.D. candidate in marketing at the university. They found that Republicans respond to political competition more aggressively, communicating information that is likely untrue, if not definitively false, to boost their side. "Although Republicans may understand the content is very likely false, they are willing to spread it because they strongly value their party winning over the competition," Zhu said in a statement. "Democrats do not value winning nearly as strongly. They place more value on equity and inclusion, seeing the world in a fundamentally different way than Republicans," she said. Zhu and her colleagues came to their conclusion after a series of studies—the first two of which focused on fact-checked statements by U.S. public figures made in the news media and on social media between 2007 and 2022. Statements were sourced via the fact-checking website PolitiFact, which allows journalists to rate each statement on a six-point scale ranging from "true or accurate" to "pants on fire." The team's analysis indicated that at times when competition between the parties was heightened in the news, Republicans were 21 percent more likely to communicate misinformation than their Democrat counterparts were. The difference was reduced to just 9 percent during periods of low political polarization. To verify these findings, the team next conducted three online surveys in which participants—who identified explicitly as Democrat or Republican —were first placed in either a highly politically polarized or a low-polarization scenario. This was achieved by presenting the subjects with real quotes from existing Democratic and Republican Senate leaders that framed the relationship between the two parties as competitive and oppositional or cooperative and bipartisan. Next, each respondent was presented with misinformation about the other party. For example, conservative subjects were shown posts such as "A Democratic Senator is under investigation for helping Russian billionaires" and "Democratic Senators are deliberately creating the global food shortage." Liberal participants, on the other hand, were given posts like "A Republican Senator is under investigation for helping Russian billionaires" and "Republican Senators are deliberately creating the global food shortage." Finally, the subjects were asked, "How likely are you to make a Facebook post like these?" They were also asked if such a post would make their party stronger, better or more motivated. The results indicated that when political polarization was high, Republicans were significantly more willing to communicate misinformation to gain an advantage over the opposition party than Democrats were. In their final study, the researchers analyzed the speeches made by U.S. presidents of both parties between 1929 and 2023, spanning the period from the 31st president, Herbert Hoover, to the 46th, Joe Biden . The team found that during times of political polarization (such as during election periods), Republican presidents were more likely to speak in partisan terms—using terms such as "we" and "us"—than Democrat leaders were. "We acknowledge that the use of first-person plural (e.g., 'we') in speeches could sometimes refer to the U.S. citizenry as a whole rather than a partisan ingroup (Democrats or Republicans)," Zhu and Pechmann write in their paper. "But the U.S. citizenry is arguably another ingroup. Thus, it appears that conservatives are motivated to attain ingroup dominance given polarization, and liberals less so, possibly regardless of the ingroup," they said. "Republicans react to political polarization by putting out partisan misinformation," Pechmann said. "This can have a deleterious effect on the state of democratic institutions and processes." For example, the two researchers said, following misinformation on election fraud in the 2020 presidential election, 400 restrictive voting bills were introduced in 47 state legislatures. "Worse, 14 states passed restrictive voting bills that, for instance, shortened the mail-in voting period, eliminated election day registration and/or reduced ballot dropbox access," the researchers wrote. "These changes have decreased voter turnout and engagement, particularly among minority voters." The researchers have some suggestions for how the harmful effects of misinformation might be combated. Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations. Alternatively, they suggest, more money might be invested in fact-checking. At present, this is a service largely performed by volunteer organizations with minimal resources. Greater support could allow fact-checkers to concentrate their efforts during periods of heightened political polarization, such as around elections. "Media literacy education can also be used to combat misinformation," the researchers wrote in their paper. At present, 18 states have introduced mandatory media literacy education to help students identify misinformation. It is estimated that 84 percent of U.S. adults support the introduction of media literacy into school curricula—even though only 38 percent of said adults had received such education themselves. "With polarization rising globally," the researchers conclude in their paper, "we hope our insights will help nations, communities and individuals better prepare for the effects on misinformation spread to preserve truth, trust and democracy." Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about misinformation? Let us know via science@newsweek.com . Reference Zhu, X., & Pechmann, C. (2025). Political Polarization Triggers Conservatives' Misinformation Spread to Attain Ingroup Dominance. Journal of Marketing , 89 (1), 39–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429241264997
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Article content It’s 8:30 a.m. and some of the children coming into the Strathcona Community Centre for breakfast are tired, some are chirpy, but they are all hungry. They enter up a flight of stairs at the back of the centre and waiting for them are Bonnie Jarvis, who runs the breakfast program, and longtime breakfast volunteer Vuong My. Not only students come up those stairs. There are teachers and support workers, too, from the adjoining Lord Strathcona Elementary School, carrying large bags filled with today’s meal — three different kinds of cereal, cartons of milk, bananas and boiled eggs. They will take this food back to the school for their students to eat before classes begin. Each day, staff here prepare and provide as many as 270 grab-and-go breakfasts for Strathcona students. There are plenty of needy communities in this province, but then there is Strathcona. The proverbial most needy of all in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. “This breakfast program is very important for the community,” said Amy Weeks, the food security manager for the centre. “It’s grab-and-go breakfast because we don’t know who really needs a breakfast, so this de-stigmatizes it.” A communal breakfast was once served inside the community centre for parents and children, but that model was abandoned when the province ordered schools closed and people to isolate during the COVID pandemic. “This breakfast is essential for supporting the health and well-being of our students,” said Weeks. Half of the families living in the area are considered low-income, many living in two large social housing complexes nearby. Strathcona has the highest rate of child poverty in the city. Those families not in subsidized housing struggle with the financial instability caused by the rising cost of housing and food, said Weeks. Many families rely on income assistance, disability benefits, or low-paying jobs. “For many students, hunger is a significant and daily challenge,” she said. She estimated that 60 per cent of the school’s 500 students could be classified as vulnerable because of poverty. “The vulnerable student population we serve face a variety of interconnected challenges beyond hunger, ” she explained. “Many children come from single-parent households, or are being raised by grandparents or other extended family members, or are new to Canada and still adjusting to the language. ... Breakfast is a stabilizing anchor for these students. It’s where they are cared for and valued.” The community centre is asking The Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School campaign for $35,000 to feed these children each morning. From September to November, a total of 13,726 breakfasts have been served. The menu varies each day and students from the school will come in and help prepare the next day’s meal as part of the centre’s Breakfast Buddies program. The average cost of a breakfast is $3 and a variety of items are offered on different days, such as banana muffins, pancakes, french toast, grilled cheese sandwiches, hash browns, egg bites, yogurt cups and fruit, as well as cereal and milk. First grade teacher Lourdes Friess was there filling a large shopping bag with cereal, milk, eggs and bananas. “This will keep my class going all day,” she said. There was enough in her bag to provide breakfast for her class and for snacks later in the day after lunch. “It’s really important for them,” she said. The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund which administers Adopt-A-School is being asked for $2.9 million to support hundreds of schools in the province. Almost $2.2 million is being sought for food and clothing for hungry and impoverished children. All donations made to Adopt-A-School will be sent to schools. No administration fees are deducted from donations. To pay by credit card, call .7 Steps to Help Keep Your Small Business Cyber Safe This Holiday SeasonChina to focus on stabilising housing market in 2025, housing regulator says
Growing up on a tropical island means being able to catch and harvest your own food, and for Nornie Bero, it is these practices, closely tied to culture and community, which inspired a culinary career. or signup to continue reading Bero is from the Komet tribe of the Meriam people on Mer Island and said her family instilled her love of food when she was a child. "My dad made half of our house into a tuck shop and he used to make pumpkin dampers and pumpkin buns and make fish burgers and stuff to keep the lights on for us, to get money for the generators," she said. "When you grow up in a a family on an island you've got so many aunties and uncles that are hunting and gathering all the time and food is a big conversation in island households. "It's always been part of my life and I've always loved the traditional foods that I grew up with." The celebrated chef founded native food business Mabu Mabu, and flagship restaurant Big Esso in Melbourne with plans to expand to Sydney. "I love being Australian because we have our own flavour here, we just don't utilise it to the best that we can," Bero said. "We're such a multicultural country and we have so many different cuisines here so I'm just putting island cuisine on the map too and showcasing Australian food that comes out of the soil." Her mission to put the foods of her childhood on the map has taken her back to her home, where she recently filmed a cooking show, Island Echoes with Nornie Bero. As host, Bero travels across the Torres Strait, meeting with local community members, showcasing the landscape, making traditional foods and sharing the stories behind them. "It was so nice to be able to do a lot of outdoor cooking... cooking on the beach and people inviting us into their back yards, or even front yards, which is usually a beach," she said. "As a chef that's a dream right, to be able to go back home and showcase how beautiful your home is." Not only is Bero thrilled to bring island cuisine to the forefront, she said it's just as exciting to return to her homeand share new ways to prepare traditional foods with her family and community. "It's part of our lifeblood, the food that comes out of the ocean and in their backyards," she said. "It's so great to be able to be someone like myself who's come all the way down here to the city and create the stuff I've been taught along the way from many different places and then take it back home and showcase what they could do with traditional foods that we already have." In the midst of writing a new cookbook, Bero said there's a lot of things on the horizon for her and Mabu Mabu. One thing is certain, she's determined to continue her mission to champion native ingredients and the flavours of her home. Island Echoes with Nornie Bero will premiere on January 9 on NITV. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. 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Attachments The winner of the Home of the Future Contest, Mario Ochoa, is a father of two and resident of McCormick Ranch on Lake Austin Service Experts' popular Austin center, Strand Brothers, began work on Ochoa's home this month CONTACT: Delaney Nicodemus Service Experts 4692352708 [email protected]Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh visited Moscow at a crucial time when the two countries are working to reshape and reinvigorate their longstanding partnership based on trust and shared concerns. Singh’s trip comes shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Russia in October for the BRICS summit in Kazan. It also happens ahead of the planned visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India early next year. The defense minster called on Putin , conveying Modi’s warm greetings and stating that India has always stood by its Russian friends and will continue to do so in future. “Friendship between our countries is higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean,” he said. Earlier, Singh participated in the commissioning ceremony of the Russian-made warship INS Tushil at the Yantra shipyard in Kaliningrad along with the chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. The multirole stealth-guided missile frigate is known to be one of the most technologically advanced warships globally. It is expected to significantly bolster the Indian Navy’s operational capability in the Indian Ocean. The minister also co-chaired, along with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov, the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow. The commission is tasked with reviewing the entire range of defense relations between the two countries, including military-to-military and industrial cooperation. Among the ongoing defense projects are the Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems, widely regarded as one of the most advanced in the world. The $5.43 billion deal for five units of the S-400 was inked in 2018, meaning India took a decisive step to ignore America’s CAATSA act. Three systems have already been delivered to India, while the remaining two are yet to be shipped, marking a point of concern for New Delhi. The Western sanctions in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict have affected some payments, and in turn delayed certain projects and affected procurement of spare parts for existing Russian-origin weapons, as well as maintenance and servicing of legacy equipment. These issues are believed to have featured in the discussions between the two delegations. New Delhi has enjoyed close bilateral ties with Russia, and previously with the USSR, since the time of India’s independence in 1947. While initially Washington tried to woo India as an Asian bulwark against the growing threat of communism, the newly formed nation decided to remain non-aligned. The US then chose to befriend Pakistan and India chose to make friends with the Soviet Union. India began acquiring Soviet military hardware starting with battle tanks, combat ships, submarines, helicopters, transport aircraft, and later the formidable MiG-21. At its peak, 85% of India’s military hardware was of Soviet origin. During the Cold War, India and the USSR formed a strong and strategic relationship. Even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia kept the same close ties to India through a “special and privileged strategic partnership.” The two sides support the creation of a multipolar world order with both being important and responsible poles. Traditionally, the Indo-Russian strategic partnership has been built on five major components: politics, defense, civil nuclear energy, anti-terrorism cooperation, and the advancement of and exploration of space travel. Both countries are members of international bodies, including the UN, BRICS, G20, and SCO. Russia supports India receiving a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. New Delhi helped the induction of Russia as a dialogue partner in the Indian Ocean Rim Association, which may give Russia a major role in the Indian Ocean. In addition to annual summits, India and Russia hold 2+2 ministerial meetings of foreign and defense ministers. A poll conducted in the summer 2022 shows that Indians most frequently named Russia their most trusted partner. The USSR helped India build its aircraft, tanks, and submarine and ship factories. Russia supported India with nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, guns, and missiles. India built over 800 MiG-21s, 170 MiG-27s and 230 Sukhoi Su-30MKI domestically, while it built over 1,000 T-72 Ajeya and T-90S Bhishma , and many naval ships with Russian support. India has a huge helicopter fleet of Russian origin. India’s missile program has been developed with significant help from USSR and then Russia. Between 2012 and 2016, Russia accounted for 68% of India’s defense imports. Cooperation between Russia and India is not limited to a buyer-seller relationship but includes joint research and development, training, service-to-service contacts, including joint exercises. India and Russia have deepened their Make in India defense manufacturing cooperation by starting many joint ventures, such as BrahMos cruise missile . The A K-203 assault rifles have been built in India since 2022 by the Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL). The Declaration on the India-Russia Strategic Partnership was signed in 2000, which was elevated to the level of Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership in 2010. Defense cooperation is an important pillar of this strategic partnership. India and Russia have an institutionalized structure to oversee the complete range of issues of military and military technical cooperation. As India perceives increasing threats from Pakistan and China, it has ambitious plans to produce its own major arms. Russia has proposed joint ventures for producing a futuristic main battle tank, infantry fighting vehicle, fifth-generation aircraft, and other types of modern weapons. Russia, along with four other international bidders, has also pitched to jointly make six conventional submarines (air independent propulsion) for the Navy under the P75-I project. India and Russia have also had talks to lease two nuclear-ballistic submarines, the Chakra 3 and Chakra 4. While geopolitically Russia and India may have a different approach to certain issues – Moscow considers the US-led Quad grouping as the ‘Asian NATO’ and calls military alliances in Asia counterproductive, while New Delhi remains wary of the growing military partnership between Russia and China and their shared opposition to the Indo-Pacific framework – the two countries value their existing partnership and respect each others’ commitments. Russia, naturally, would be conscious of not depending too much on China and needs India as a hedge and balance. Clearly, both Russia and India need each other and the umbilical cord between the two will continue to remain connected for decades ahead.
NoneThe Digital Dialogue: Freedom Network convenes stakeholders for Internet governance, media sustainability The image released on July 5, 2024 shows Senator Farhatullah Babar addressing an event. — Facebook@PHRN.PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: Human rights activist and former Senator Farhatullah Babar said on Friday that access to digital spaces and uninterrupted Internet should also be fundamental rights alongside citizens’ existing right to information. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0'); }); He was delivering the keynote address at The Digital Dialogue, a summit on public interest media, technology and digital citizenship organized by Freedom Network in Islamabad, which brought together over 50 experts and practitioners from the fields of digital journalism, the tech sector, academia and civil society to talk about solutions for shaping Pakistan’s digital future. Babar urged the participants to take the conversation to the relevant parliamentary committees to explain the pitfalls and best practices of Internet governance, emphasizing the need to broaden the discussion on a legal framework for digital rights and ensure the inclusion of all stakeholders in this dialogue. Iqbal Khattak, the Executive Director of Freedom Network, said the summit was intended to provide a collaborative forum for voices ignored in media and Internet policy and aims to foster dialogue on the challenges and opportunities for Pakistan’s digital media and tech sectors,” he said. “We are meeting at a time when equitable access and progressive policies are needed to help Pakistan prepare for its digital future.” The summit also saw the launch of the Pakistan Digital Transformation Report 2024, published by Freedom Network and IDRAC (Ideas for Development, Research and Change). While introducing the report’s findings, media development expert Adnan Rehmat, the author of the report, said Pakistan is one of the world’s 10 most digitalized societies in terms of the number of people with Internet access and social media users. “Pakistan has a stated policy of aiding and fast-tracking digitalization of democracy, governance, economy and social development,” he said. “The country’s journey toward deep and irreversible digital transformation has been gaining momentum in recent years. Rehmat said some of the key achievements related to digital transformation have been economic growth and innovation. “The increasing digitalization of government departments and online government services for citizens and the IT-enabled services sector have exhibited tremendous potential to improve governance; drive economic growth, foster innovation and improve the quality of life through digital transformation,” he said. He also listed key challenges during the year such as the still-limited infrastructure and inadequate investments that are preventing the realization of a digital society. “This includes a dichotomous approach to viewing access to the Internet as a key priority for the national digitalization drive including the digital economy and yet also myopically seeing the Internet as a dangerous power in the hands of people when it comes to freedom of expression and democratic engagement online,” he added. The report ranked setbacks with the overall negative impact that hindered the digital transformation process during 2024 in the domains of digital freedom of expression and right to information, content regulation and privacy concerns, digital politics, digital economy, Internet, and investments in tech entrepreneurism. The summit also featured discussions on digital media viability, online citizenship, tech sector collaboration and public interest journalism for marginalised communities. At the summit panel on the financial sustainability of independent digital news media, panellists discussed strategies for diversifying revenues. Talha Ahad, the CEO of Centrum Media, said digital media outlets must understand the value they can offer through their journalism and never compromise on content quality because it leads to credibility with the audience and revenue. Media viability strategist Momina Mindeel said digital media need to collaborate and explore innovative ways to engage with their audiences including through offline events. Arsalan Ali, the co-founder and CEO of Times of Karachi, said investment and advertising opportunities are available for digital media but they need to be consistent in their news operations to benefit from these chances. The panel on digital citizenship discussed meaningful online participation for citizens. Digital rights activist Usama Khilji said it is important to hold the government accountable because cyber laws are selectively implemented to infringe upon the rights of the public rather than using a citizen-centric approach that respects digital rights. Digital expert Usman Zafar said it is important to include education on digital critical thinking in the curriculum so young people can learn which online information is good and which is harmful. “People are genuinely confused about finding information online and they want to know where to look for it,” he said. “Education, sensitization and skill-building in digital literacy are the steps we should take.” Journalist Qurrat ul Ain Shirazi said the local digital news media do not have the support and resources that international digital media possess so they have to make extra efforts to provide ethical and reliable information, otherwise calls for their regulation will increase. The panel on collaborative pathways saw participation from the financial and tech sectors and civil society representatives. Laraib Farhat, manager of policy and government relations at P@SHA, said a consultative process for digital policymaking is often ignored in Pakistan. “We should strike a balance between the need for regulation and for facilitation,” Ms. Farhat said. “We should not regulate so much that we choke society.” Mutaher Khan, a business journalist and founder of Data Darbar, said incentives for digital startup growth are still missing and the growth potential is further affected by external factors such as Internet slowdowns and app bans. “The media and civil society must engage with the tech sector in order for their interventions to be scaled up,” he said. Mubariz Siddiqui, a tech lawyer and entrepreneur, said Pakistan is still far from global standards in its digital policies. He said the compliance procedures for foreign investment in technology continue to be so intrusive that they discourage potential investors. “A little foresight can help Pakistan avoid the negative impact of its digital policies on trade,” he said. IRADA programme manager Salwa Rana said the policy intent of control continues to prevail about Internet governance rather than considerations for safe and open Internet access.
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