One more helping, for good measure: Satan (Taylor’s Version)
The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall
In this bonus episode, Sarah talks to Yvonne Eadon, a professor at the University of Kentucky who specializes in conspiracy theory and online misinformation, about GAYLOR — the online fan theory that claims Taylor Swift is a closeted queer woman.
Socks, suits and slippers: The Kennedy archive holds more than just documents
Isabelle Taft - The New York Times
“Objects can also help people think about the historic event on a personal level, said Yvonne Eadon, an assistant professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. Professor Eadon has researched how people responded when a cache of documents about Kennedy’s death was declassified in 2017, which incited a host of new questions and frustrations over redactions and poor scanning…”
The Internet is loaded with misinformation about the 2024 election. Spot it with these tips.
Lexington Herald-Leader
“As explained by Yvonne Eadon, a professor of Information Science at UK, misinformation and disinformation often aim to tug on strong emotions, such as fear and anxiety, along with the public’s suspicion of powerful entities. ‘A lot of mis- and disinformation activates emotions, especially fear and anxiety, in conjunction with mistrust of powerful entities. Vaccine misinformation, for example, plays on fear of unknown substances in one’s body and (understandable) mistrust of pharmaceutical companies…’
Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments
Associated Press
Dr. Eadon shares expertise in a video that accompanies the article: “If you’ve had really difficult interactions with the medical system, it makes a lot of sense to move towards wellness, to move towards holistic health, and then to move towards conspiracy theories…”