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  • Post-election misinformation targets Arizona and Pennsylvania

    Post-election misinformation targets Arizona and Pennsylvania

    Nov 10, 2022 07:13 PM EDT

    ... that delays in vote counting are a smoke screen to cover fraud. That example was identified by the SITE Intelligence Group, a firm that monitors misinformation and extremism. The U.S. has a long history of political races that weren't settled on Election Day, and those occasional delays have ...

  • Here's what to know about misinformation and next week's midterm elections

    Here's what to know about misinformation and next week's midterm elections

    Nov 03, 2022 06:09 PM EDT

    ... when it comes non-English languages," said Jessica Gonzalez, co-CEO of Free Press, a nonprofit that works on issues of racial justice and technology. Misinformation by text? While misinformation about elections spreads easily on big social media platforms like Facebook, it also has taken root on a long list ...

  • Brazilian voters bombarded with misinformation days before vote

    Brazilian voters bombarded with misinformation days before vote

    Oct 25, 2022 07:48 PM EDT

    People on social media say, wrongly, that the leftist candidate in Brazil's presidential election plans to close down churches if elected.

  • Facebook misses misinformation in Brazilian election ads

    Facebook misses misinformation in Brazilian election ads

    Aug 15, 2022 09:10 PM EDT

    Facebook failed to detect election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil's 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found.

  • How misinformation and the partisan divide drove a surge in U.S. COVID deaths

    How misinformation and the partisan divide drove a surge in U.S. COVID deaths

    May 11, 2022 10:30 PM EDT

    Joseph Uscinski: President Trump built a coalition of conspiracy-minded people, and he was doing that with conspiratorial rhetoric. But he even engaged in misinformation about vaccines, claiming on Twitter at one point, long before he ran for president, that vaccines caused autism. Bill O'Reilly, Former Host, "The O ...

  • Twitter has a misinformation problem. Here's how Elon Musk’s plans for the platform could make it worse

    Twitter has a misinformation problem. Here's how Elon Musk’s plans for the platform could make it worse

    Apr 26, 2022 03:44 PM EDT

    Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change now that Musk has gained control of the company.

  • How society should deal with misinformation on Spotify

    How society should deal with misinformation on Spotify

    Jan 31, 2022 11:40 PM EDT

    ... reached during his episodes. William Brangham: So, moving beyond Joe Rogan and Spotify, how does a society deal with this issue, when you have got misinformation and disinformation out there, it's lucrative and everyone is carrying around one of these little broadcast devices in our pockets every day? How ...

  • Spotify removes Neil Young following rocker's protest over COVID-19 misinformation

    Spotify removes Neil Young following rocker's protest over COVID-19 misinformation

    Jan 27, 2022 03:58 PM EDT

    NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young's music will be removed from Spotify at his request, following the veteran rock star's protest over the streaming service airing a popular podcast that featured a figure criticized for spreading COVID misinformation. Spotify, in a statement on Wednesday, said that it regretted Young ...

  • Millions depend on private messaging apps to keep in touch. They’re ripe with misinformation

    Millions depend on private messaging apps to keep in touch. They’re ripe with misinformation

    Nov 05, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

    Signal, Telegram and Viber did not respond to a request for comment. So what’s being done about the misinformation? Amid the pandemic, the World Health Organization launched a WHO alert on WhatsApp. If you texted “hi” to a certain number, you’d receive factual information on the coronavirus infection ...

  • WATCH: Oil executives testify over climate misinformation in House hearing

    WATCH: Oil executives testify over climate misinformation in House hearing

    Oct 27, 2021 11:32 PM EDT

    Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants denied spreading disinformation about climate change as they sparred Thursday with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.

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