• As U.S. government pivots to full Republican control, the outlook is uncertain for AI regulations

    As U.S. government pivots to full Republican control, the outlook is uncertain for AI regulations

    Nov 28, 2024 06:37 PM EDT

    ... the technology’s use in national security and cracking down on non-consensual explicit images. Yet the use of AI in elections and in spreading misinformation is likely to take a backseat as GOP lawmakers turn away from anything they view as potentially suppressing innovation or free speech. “AI has ...

  • Trump names COVID lockdown skeptic to lead NIH, another sign of shifts in key agencies

    Trump names COVID lockdown skeptic to lead NIH, another sign of shifts in key agencies

    Nov 27, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    ... the constellation of Trump's other selections, obviously, we have RFK Jr. at the very top of that pyramid. He has been a wellspring of misinformation about vaccines. Dr. David Weldon, the former congressman to run the CDC, he has also falsely linked vaccines and autism. Dr. Marty Makary to ...

  • What does Trump's latest tariff plan mean for the U.S.?

    What does Trump's latest tariff plan mean for the U.S.?

    Nov 26, 2024 06:09 PM EDT

    There's much misinformation about who actually pays tariffs Trump insists that tariffs are paid for by foreign countries. In fact, its is importers — American companies — that pay tariffs, and the money goes to U.S. Treasury. Those companies, in turn, typically pass their higher costs on to their customers ...

  • Who are Trump's Cabinet picks? Here's every name so far

    Who are Trump's Cabinet picks? Here's every name so far

    Nov 26, 2024 05:24 PM EDT

    A promoter of vaccine misinformation. Kennedy has spread misinformation and falsehoods about vaccines and their safety, including the heavily debunked claim that they cause autism. Kennedy has also questioned the need for fluoride in public water systems, even though fluoride at a safe level helps reduce overall tooth decay. Agriculture ...

  • Trump’s success among young men illustrates influence of online 'manosphere'

    Trump’s success among young men illustrates influence of online 'manosphere'

    Nov 25, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... to the right politically. Laura Barron-Lopez:  During these interviews, president-elect Trump was rarely, if ever, fact-checked and influencers themselves at time repeated misinformation. Their format allowed Trump to speak at length and unfiltered. Ioana Literat, Columbia University:  He didn't just use these platforms, but he used ...

  • What Trump’s latest picks mean for the future of U.S. public health policy

    What Trump’s latest picks mean for the future of U.S. public health policy

    Nov 23, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Lopez: Speaking of MMR disease, all three of these nominees will be big figures informing Americans about public health. Trump's picks have spread vaccine misinformation, even though the data is overwhelming here in terms of the effectiveness, when you compare the cases of major disease annually in the US ...

  • Billionaire Gautam Adani charged with fraud, hiding bribery scheme from investors

    Billionaire Gautam Adani charged with fraud, hiding bribery scheme from investors

    Nov 20, 2024 09:42 PM EDT

    ... research firm accused Adani and his company of “brazen stock manipulation” and “accounting fraud.” The Adani Group called the claims “a malicious combination of selective misinformation and stale, baseless and discredited allegations.” The firm in question is known as a short-seller, a Wall Street term for traders that essentially ...

  • Australia's plan to ban children from social media popular but problematic

    Australia's plan to ban children from social media popular but problematic

    Nov 20, 2024 07:23 PM EDT

    ... Carly was the first person in Australia to be killed by an online predator. “Kids are being exposed to harmful pornography, they’re being fed misinformation, there are body image issues, there’s sextortion, online predators, bullying. There are so many different harms for them to try and manage and ...

  • Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn't ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city

    Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn't ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city

    Nov 20, 2024 05:31 PM EDT

    ... Britain-based law firm Doughty Street Chambers. On Sunday, the Hong Kong government condemned some members of the law firm for what it called spreading misinformation. It said the separation of Lai from other inmates "has been made at his own request" and was approved by prison authorities. It added ...

  • A look at Dr. Oz's health care record as he's nominated to key post by Trump

    A look at Dr. Oz's health care record as he's nominated to key post by Trump

    Nov 19, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    ... health and medicine, they are not fans, generally speaking, of RFK and of Dr. Oz, because they have a long track record of putting forth misinformation about vaccines in particular, sowing doubt just about basic public health measures that haven't historically been contentious.So, clearly, president-elect Trump is ...