• Voters are worried about post-election violence, implications for democracy, AP-NORC poll finds

    Voters are worried about post-election violence, implications for democracy, AP-NORC poll finds

    Oct 28, 2024 03:15 PM EDT

    ... than Republican voters to place "a great deal" or "quite a bit" of responsibility on Trump. Susan Ohde, an independent voter from Chicago and a retiree from the financial sector, said she's concerned that "crazy people will buy the misinformation that they're given," leading to another such attack.

  • Georgian president calls for protests after pro-Russia ruling party declares election victory

    Georgian president calls for protests after pro-Russia ruling party declares election victory

    Oct 27, 2024 10:48 PM EDT

    ... by intimidation and instances of vote buying, double voting and physical violence. During the campaign, Georgian Dream used “anti-Western and hostile rhetoric ... promoted Russian misinformation, manipulations, and conspiracy theories,” said Antonio López-Istúriz White, the head of the European Parliament monitoring delegation. “Paradoxically, the government further claimed that it ...

  • How a small but vocal minority of social media users distort reality and sow division

    How a small but vocal minority of social media users distort reality and sow division

    Oct 27, 2024 09:40 PM EDT

    ... On Facebook during the pandemic, where they were called the disinformation dozen, 12 accounts were creating and the origin of over 60 percent of the misinformation about vaccines.And so Facebook actually got rid of them. And the incentive structure for those accounts was not only engagement, but they were ...

  • Here's how election officials have boosted security since 2020's threats of violence

    Here's how election officials have boosted security since 2020's threats of violence

    Oct 26, 2024 10:54 PM EDT

    ... Press reported, and poll challengers had to undergo training and wear credentials. Some laws have changed to quicken vote-counting following the tide of 2020 misinformation that fueled frustration among people waiting for results. Michigan law, for example, now allows cities with a population of at least 5,000 to ...

  • News Wrap: Prosecutors recommend resentencing for Menendez brothers

    News Wrap: Prosecutors recommend resentencing for Menendez brothers

    Oct 24, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... to carry out this effort with respect to information warfare as a democracy that doesn't do state-run propaganda and have just arms of misinformation spread everywhere. We have got to do a consistent with our values in our ways. Amna Nawaz: Sullivan also called the speed of change ...

  • October 23, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    October 23, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Oct 24, 2024 12:08 AM EDT

    Wednesday on the News Hour, Trump's longest-serving chief of staff speaks out about the former president's authoritarian tendencies and praise of Hitler. Intelligence officials warn Russia and Iran could stoke violence after the election while local officials try to combat misinformation. Plus, despite advancements in safety for ...

  • Election officials confront tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

    Election officials confront tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

    Oct 23, 2024 08:40 PM EDT

    ... against lies and those who spread them.” A request for comment from Musk was not immediately returned.Musk, who has endorsed Trump, has repeatedly pushed misinformation about voter fraud to his 200 million followers on the X platform, where false information spreads largely unchecked. He has often sparred online with ...

  • WATCH: Biden awards National Medals of Arts to Steven Spielberg, Missy Elliott, among others

    WATCH: Biden awards National Medals of Arts to Steven Spielberg, Missy Elliott, among others

    Oct 21, 2024 07:44 PM EDT

    ... the moment was a “very consequential time in the arts and humanities in America” because “extreme forces are banning books, trying to erase history, spreading misinformation.” The arts medals are managed by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the humanities medals by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Actors ...

  • In North Carolina, Trump attacks FEMA and repeats false claims about its response to Helene

    In North Carolina, Trump attacks FEMA and repeats false claims about its response to Helene

    Oct 21, 2024 06:02 PM EDT

    RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results ...

  • WATCH: Trump repeats falsehoods about FEMA relief efforts during visit to survey Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina

    WATCH: Trump repeats falsehoods about FEMA relief efforts during visit to survey Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina

    Oct 21, 2024 02:38 PM EDT

    ... engaged in recovery efforts, distributing water and other supplies to residents. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, urged Trump not to "share lies or misinformation” when he visits the Asheville area. Many storm survivors lost everything, and they want help and truth, Cooper said Monday at a briefing in ...