• For U.S. Muslims, immigration crackdowns, new war and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan

    For U.S. Muslims, immigration crackdowns, new war and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan

    Mar 06, 2026 07:23 PM EDT

    ... safety guide. MPAC official Dahlia M. Taha said the included guidance for imams aims to help them address congregants’ fears without causing panic or spreading misinformation. Questions from imams, she said, have included: Can houses of worship be subject to enforcement operations? How to reassure people without giving legal advice ...

  • Iran accuses Trump of 'big lies' in the face of major U.S. military buildup and upcoming talks

    Iran accuses Trump of 'big lies' in the face of major U.S. military buildup and upcoming talks

    Feb 25, 2026 08:36 PM EDT

    ... spokesman Esmail Baghaei sought to compare him to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister. He accused Trump and his administration of conducting a “disinformation & misinformation campaign” against Iran. “Whatever they’re alleging in regards to Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s ballistic missiles, and the number of casualties during ...

  • Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise

    Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise

    Feb 08, 2026 09:05 PM EDT

    ... after the coronavirus pandemic, when vaccine policy and the general public health response to the deadly pandemic became a highly polarizing topic in American politics. Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the public health system also spread during the pandemic, and longtime anti-vaccine activist groups saw a swell in interest ...

  • Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status

    Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status

    Feb 03, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    President Donald Trump: In Springfield, they're eating the dogs, the people that came in. They're eating the cats. Stephanie Sy: And the president has had Springfield's Haitian population in his sights since the 2024 election, when the city became a political flash point and focus of misinformation ...

  • FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump administration seeks voter data from states

    FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump administration seeks voter data from states

    Jan 28, 2026 11:55 PM EDT

    ... and those of us on the left about voter I.D. and other little things. And then we went through 2020 together. And then the misinformation stuff wasn't just about certain states. It was all 50 of us dealing with the same threats on our person, the same threats ...

  • Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal due to technicality, judge finds

    Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal due to technicality, judge finds

    Jan 27, 2026 10:23 PM EDT

    ... a campaign that supports the redistricting resolution, said in a statement that it expects an appeal. “Republicans court-shopped for a ruling because litigation and misinformation are the only tools they have left,” campaign manager Keren Charles Dongo said. “We’re prepared for what comes next, and Virginians deserve both ...

  • Trump's use of AI images further erodes public trust, experts say

    Trump's use of AI images further erodes public trust, experts say

    Jan 27, 2026 07:28 PM EDT

    ... of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis. However, the White House’s use of artificial intelligence has troubled misinformation experts who fear the spreading of AI-generated or edited images erodes public perception of the truth and sows distrust. In response to criticism ...

  • A second U.S. citizen was killed by federal forces in Minneapolis. Here’s what we know

    A second U.S. citizen was killed by federal forces in Minneapolis. Here’s what we know

    Jan 26, 2026 09:13 PM EDT

    ... said they “didn’t see [Pretti] reach for or hold a gun.” Minnesota’s Department of Corrections created a new webpage aimed at combatting DHS misinformation, in particular countering false claims over its cooperation with ICE. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said that Homeland Security officials had “blocked” bureau ...

  • Jacob Soboroff reflects on lessons learned from LA wildfires in 'Firestorm'

    Jacob Soboroff reflects on lessons learned from LA wildfires in 'Firestorm'

    Jan 09, 2026 11:25 PM EDT

    ... of going to do that for her, I noticed that her boss, Donald Trump, and her future boss, Elon Musk at DOGE, were spreading this misinformation and disinformation that was hurting people, including her own in-laws. And the irony of it to me, I think, is important to underscore ...

  • Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'

    Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'

    Dec 31, 2025 11:30 PM EDT

    ... of-context narratives abound, and you just can't believe what you see. And we worry that people are too numb to the drumbeat of misinformation. They have tuned it out. And that is very dangerous, frankly, for us to be in. And so I hope that our year of ...