• What led a Texas border county to break from Democrats and vote Republican

    What led a Texas border county to break from Democrats and vote Republican

    Nov 19, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... But she says: Cecilia Hernandez:  We don't do an effective job of communicating that. I think the fearmongering on the other side, all the misinformation did not help us at all. Half the things that people were saying, I was just like, I'm not on the same planet ...

  • About 20% of Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds

    About 20% of Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds

    Nov 18, 2024 08:02 PM EDT

    ... confused them more. Media analysts have long been concerned about how influencers - most of whom don't have to abide by editorial standards - could fuel misinformation, or even be used by America's adversaries to churn out content that fits their interests. On social media, though, some influencers have positioned ...

  • Democrats were hammered with misleading attacks on transgender issues. The party is grappling with how to move forward

    Democrats were hammered with misleading attacks on transgender issues. The party is grappling with how to move forward

    Nov 14, 2024 08:55 PM EDT

    “Rather than talk down to you and tell you what to believe,” he argued, Democrats should “listen to hard-working Americans.” LGBTQ+ advocates, meanwhile, are arguing that the 2024 election turned more on economic issues than Trump’s transgender rhetoric. They're urging political leaders to counter misinformation that ...

  • Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison

    Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison

    Nov 12, 2024 04:34 PM EDT

    ... also had no prior criminal record. “Instead, his intent was to educate his friends about world events to make certain they were not misled by misinformation,” the attorneys wrote. “To Jack, the Ukraine war was his generation’s World War II or Iraq, and he needed someone to share the ...

  • How schools and law enforcement are navigating a spike in violent threats

    How schools and law enforcement are navigating a spike in violent threats

    Nov 09, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... so that they can continue on when threats are not credible during the investigation, and strong communication procedures so that they can dispel the rumors, misinformation that tends to spread and become bigger than the threat itself. Ali Rogin: In terms of motivation, Deborah, you have worked with young people ...

  • Health officials concerned about RFK Jr.'s influence in Trump administration

    Health officials concerned about RFK Jr.'s influence in Trump administration

    Nov 07, 2024 11:25 PM EDT

    ... that. The state oversees a lot of these functions. But what worries me is that someone who has a big microphone being able to spread misinformation and increased levels of distrust in our public health system. One of the pieces of unfinished business from the current administration is really the ...

  • Harris and Trump wrap up campaigns as Americans cast ballots and votes are counted

    Harris and Trump wrap up campaigns as Americans cast ballots and votes are counted

    Nov 05, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    Thanks, Miles. Geoff Bennett: And, lastly, in the battleground state of Arizona, "News Hour West" anchor and correspondent Stephanie Sy is at the Maricopa County Election Center in Phoenix. So, Stephanie, as you well know, Maricopa County was really ground zero for election misinformation in this 2024 cycle. How has ...

  • Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters

    Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters

    Nov 05, 2024 07:01 PM EDT

    ... a largely successful early voting period with high turnout despite some hiccups and frustrations in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania. WATCH: Election security officials tracking misinformation and groups trying to sow chaos And when the final day of voting came, the problems that cropped up were “largely expected routine and ...

  • A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here

    A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here

    Nov 04, 2024 08:09 PM EDT

    ... earth will be tested like no time since the Civil War. And that’s not to mention the backdrop of simultaneous conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, hacking by foreign governments, an increasingly normalized blizzard of misinformation and the intimate involvement of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.

  • Here's what to watch as Election Day approaches

    Here's what to watch as Election Day approaches

    Nov 04, 2024 07:32 PM EDT

    ... that’s not to mention the backdrop of simultaneous conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, hacking by foreign governments, an increasingly normalized blizzard of misinformation and the intimate involvement of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. For now, the only thing the country can agree on is that ...