The internet is a misinformation superhighway

The misinformation superhighway

Notice how you never hear anybody talk about “the information superhighway” anymore? The creation of the internet marked a big advance in human ingenuity, yes. As a lifelong re…

The internet is a misinformation superhighway

QAnon supporters are one group spreading crazy conspiracies online, Gene Lyons writes.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesNotice how you never hear anybody talk about “the information superhighway” anymore? The creation of the internet marked a big advance in human ingenuity, yes. As a lifelong reader who feels claustrophobic in libraries, it’s been an enormous boon to my existence. I spend hours online every day.The convenience of, say, being able to…

LYONS: Misinformation super highway luring the gullible

Notice how you never hear anybody talk about “the information superhighway” anymore? The creation of the internet marked a big advance in human ingenuity, yes. As a lifelong reader who feels claustrophobic in libraries, it’s been an enormous boon to my existence.