As fake news continues to flourish across the web, people are looking to tech companies to take charge of the issue and make long-term adjustments to restore the credibility of online news. But with misleading media easier than ever to manufacture, how can trust be created and maintained?

Misinformation has been a near-constant of the coronavirus pandemic and it’s starting to influence Britons’ attitudes to vaccination. At a time when anti-vaxxer sentiment poses a crucial threat to public health, there’s a demand for brands and services to help people access the facts.

During the pandemic, citizen science is thriving, as amateur astronomers and aspiring bird-watchers peer at the world and share their findings. After a gruelling year where doctors and researchers very publicly saved the day, the surge in citizen contributions gestures towards a return to trust in science.

Alternative forms of belief are increasingly infiltrating mainstream culture, with ‘conspiritualism’ gaining mass exposure following the storming of the Capitol Building. But who are the ‘conspiritualists’? And why might the ‘brovolution’ create problems for conventional healthcare?