During eruptions, misinformation can spread further than ash. How can we spot it?

Indonesia's Mt Agung, pictured erupting in November 2017. Mike Severns/Getty Images Erupting or silent, volcanoes have always captured our imagination. As volcanologists, we have seen how that fascination can collide with rolling news coverage and social media, amplifying false claims, misleading images and long-standing misconceptions about how volcanoes behave. We want to help. Much more than simply getting the science wrong, misinformation can distort people’s perceptions of hazards and…