Myth America 
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SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
1/25/2023
Beyond Mythbusting, What Should Historians Tell the Public?
by Steven Mintz
The success of the new "Myth America" collection shows a public appetite for confronting historical myths, but historians have to offer the public more than debunking.
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SOURCE: Nieman Lab
1/10/2023
The Good News and the Bad News about (Mis)Information – Historians Included
Recent studies of media consumption and conspiracy theory adherence suggest misinformation is not terribly influential on political behavior. Unfortunately, neither is mythbusting, given the social and cognitive complexity of belief.
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