Knowledge may be power, but information can also be overwhelming. Decision-makers often have access to so much potentially relevant data that they must choose what to ignore. Economists call this ...

To evaluate whether health information you’ve found online is reliable, you can consider its sources, evaluate it for bias, and check it against what trustworthy sources are saying on the topic.

Google purchased Waze for $1.15 billion in 2013. Why would it pay so much for an app that people can access for free, and that charges them nothing for usage? The answer is that information is ...

Reliable health information online uses high quality, recent, peer-reviewed research. People should look for balanced information and site transparency and avoid websites that use sensationalism or ...

Majorities in 24 of the 25 countries surveyed see the spread of false information online as a major threat. Only in Israel do fewer than half of adults (43%) hold this view. An additional 27% of ...

When citizens know the truth, governments work better. When information flows freely, societies thrive. And when secrecy is replaced with sunlight, lives are saved. Credible information is a ...