Politics Jan 31 Online political ads remain cheap, efficient and ripe for misuse Online political ads are still vulnerable to manipulation in this year's U.S. election. That's according to experts who warn that foreign governments and domestic grifters could try to influence the election again this year, just as they did in 2016.
Politics Jan 12 As trial nears, Trump keeps discredited Ukraine theory alive The theory took root in vague form well before Donald Trump laid claim to the White House in 2016. The candidate’s close confidant tweeted about it. His campaign chairman apparently spoke about it with people close to him. What if,…
Politics Sep 18 Trump promotes false video of Rep. Omar President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely accused Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of dancing and partying last week on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Politics Jul 28 AP fact check: 2020 Democrats and their grasp of the facts The candidates will be pressed on the economy, health care, immigration and much more in their second round of debates, this week in Detroit.
Politics Jul 20 AP Fact Check: Trump and Dems on an incendiary week President Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an incendiary week of vilification with accusations that she and three other lawmakers of color hate America.
Politics Jul 17 AP fact check: Trump assails and misquotes Omar at rally President Donald Trump at a rally on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.
Nation Apr 02 How these scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prospered on Facebook Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true.
Nation Mar 28 Chicago seeks $130,000 from Smollett for cost of investigation The prosecution offered little explanation for the dismissal and sealed the case, but authorities still say the actor concocted the assault.
Nation Mar 26 Jussie Smollett’s attorneys say all criminal charges dropped Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped.
Nation Nov 19 Gunman opens fire at Chicago hospital, killing 3 An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor whom he knew, then ran into the hospital and fatally shot a pharmacy resident and a police officer, authorities…