In The Philadelphia Inquirer, NLP explains how voters can avoid misinformation on social media

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Misinformation about the upcoming presidential election is rampant on social media.  In a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article, Dan Evon, Senior Manager of Education Design of NLP, highlights the challenges with finding credible information on social platforms.

“When news breaks, there’s so much more activity on social media and from accounts of people you shouldn’t trust,” Evon says. “Their goal is to create doubt and chaos, but it’s up to you to be extra careful about what you’re consuming.”

Read the full piece here.

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