• September 11, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    September 11, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Sep 11, 2024 11:28 PM EDT

    ... a debunked story repeated by Donald Trump. An Israeli airstrike hits a UN school in Gaza while President Biden speaks out about the death of an American activist in the West Bank. Plus, the role social media is playing in spreading extremism and misinformation in an already divided political landscape.

  • Key takeaways and highlights from the contentious presidential debate

    Key takeaways and highlights from the contentious presidential debate

    Sep 11, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    The fiery and contentious debate may be the only face-off of the campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris And former President Donald Trump. Harris tried to walk a fine line between being both an incumbent and a change candidate and Trump was called out repeatedly for misinformation. Laura BarrĂ³n ...

  • Trump doubles down on debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio

    Trump doubles down on debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio

    Sep 11, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    The local officials say they have received none. Even today, after the debate, they double down saying all of these things are -- quote -- "rumors" that have been spread by misinformation. Amna Nawaz: William, these very ugly rumors do have some historical context we should get into here, right? Like, how ...

  • Live updates: Trump and Harris debate in Philadelphia

    Live updates: Trump and Harris debate in Philadelphia

    Sep 10, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... more cautious stance on the issue, which has become a vulnerability for Republicans and has driven turnout for Democrats. 9:23 p.m. Trump repeats misinformation on abortions later in pregnancy Trump parroted common misinformation narratives about abortions later in pregnancy during Tuesday’s debate. The former president has repeatedly ...

  • WATCH: Walz delivers remarks at Human Rights Campaign event for LGBTQ+ equality

    WATCH: Walz delivers remarks at Human Rights Campaign event for LGBTQ+ equality

    Sep 08, 2024 08:18 PM EDT

    ... be trapped in the wrong body.” At an event last week for Moms for Liberty, Trump went after Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, continuing to spread misinformation about the Olympic gold medalist being transgender and having an unfair advantage over her competitors. He then pushed the outlandish claim that public schools ...

  • Well-known right-wing influencers duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. prosecutors say

    Well-known right-wing influencers duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. prosecutors say

    Sep 05, 2024 02:24 PM EDT

    ... lost trust in mainstream media sources through Trump's 2020 loss and the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of them have faced criticism for spreading political misinformation.The indictment shows that some of the influencers were paid handsomely for their work. One unidentified influencer's contract included a $400,000 monthly ...

  • Brazilian judge suspends Musk's X platform for refusing to name a legal representative

    Brazilian judge suspends Musk's X platform for refusing to name a legal representative

    Aug 30, 2024 08:33 PM EDT

    ... the decision seen by The Associated Press. The move further escalates the monthslong feud between the two men over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had warned Musk on Wednesday night that X could be blocked in Brazil if he failed to comply with his ...

  • How a Brazilian Supreme Court judge could block Elon Musk's X from the country

    How a Brazilian Supreme Court judge could block Elon Musk's X from the country

    Aug 30, 2024 04:44 PM EDT

    ... a "tyrant" and "a dictator." It is the latest chapter in the monthslong feud between the two men over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation. Many in Brazil are waiting and watching to see if either man will blink. What is the basis for de Moraes' threat? Earlier this ...

  • Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook to 'censor' some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

    Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook to 'censor' some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

    Aug 27, 2024 03:26 PM EDT

    ... the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. WATCH: Meta’s Nick Clegg on the challenges of AI content and misinformation In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from the ...

  • Trump is gaining ground with some Black men. Here’s how Harris can change their minds

    Trump is gaining ground with some Black men. Here’s how Harris can change their minds

    Aug 22, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... Black voters, they call her a cop and say that she was one of the drivers of mass incarceration in California. Some of that is misinformation, but those are the things that folks are bringing up. Folks have been traumatized. Me, particularly, my mom went to prison, my dad went ...