Tag: Misinformation

Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

SAN FRANCISCO -- X's crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn't addressing…

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Video that appears to show Pennsylvania voters’ ballots being ripped up is fake, officials say

FBI investigating fake video that appears to show Pennsylvania voters' ballots being…

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Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find

WASHINGTON -- Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet…

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Well-known Cambodian investigative journalist released on bail

TA KHMAU, Cambodia -- A Cambodian investigative reporter who was charged with…

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North Carolina Republican pushes back on hurricane misinformation: “Nobody can control the weather”

Washington — Rep. Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican, sent a letter…

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Bruce Springsteen Endorsed Harris—But Bill Murray Didn’t Endorse Trump

2024-10-05 04:00:03 Bruce Springsteen performs at MetLife Stadium on August 30, 2023…

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Conservatives push false claim Pete Buttigieg has HIV

2024-10-04 15:45:03 In the latest example of disinformation circulating before the 2024…

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Mexico’s populist president held court each morning for 6 years. Now he’s retiring from public life

MEXICO CITY -- Every day at 7 a.m., President Andrés Manuel López…

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Billie Eilish, Finneas among latest celebrities to endorse Kamala Harris, Tim Walz

2024-09-18 19:45:03 LOS ANGELES (TND) — Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish told her fans…

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G20 nations agree to join efforts to fight disinformation and set AI guidelines

SAO PAULO -- SAO PAULO (AP) — Group of 20 leaders agreed…

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State sued for using taxpayer money on site promoting GOP spin on abortion initiative

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A political committee behind the campaign to pass a…

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Claims About Harris’ Earrings Echo Old Debate Conspiracies

2024-09-12 02:50:02 Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during…

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Fake news, social media, and “The Death of Truth”

We live in an age of alternate facts. More and more Americans…

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‘Walz’s For Trump’ Photo Has Gone Viral On X—Distant Cousins Of Candidate

2024-09-05 05:40:02 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee…

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China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

WASHINGTON -- When he first emerged on social media, the user known…

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Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice is threatening to shut down the operations…

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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

SAO PAULO -- Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X…

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Mark Zuckerberg says the Biden administration ‘repeatedly pressured’ Meta to censor COVID-19 posts

2024-08-29 01:10:01 In This StoryMeta META chief Mark Zuckerberg pointed the finger…

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Pakistani judge acquits a man over spreading misinformation that sparked riots in UK

Farhan Asif, a freelance web developer who was arrested and charged with…

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‘Shake If Off’—Taylor Swift Could Sue Trump For Using Her Likeness

2024-08-21 04:25:02 Taylor Swift performs during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour"…

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