Science Dec 08 WATCH: Ask us anything about fighting science misinformation during a special Reddit AMA By Dan Cooney, Deema Zein, Miles O'Brien
Health Sep 26 12 ways RFK Jr. has undercut vaccine confidence as health secretary As the country’s chief health advocate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wields major influence over the public health of Americans. Critics argue that Kennedy’s collective efforts have sown confusion and are likely to further jeopardize already declining vaccination rates across the… By Laura Santhanam
World Dec 31 Russian and Iranian groups sanctioned over U.S. election disinformation Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that two organizations sought to stoke divisions among Americans before November's vote. By David Klepper, Associated Press
World Dec 06 Top court annuls Romania’s first round of presidential voting The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok… By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press
Politics Nov 05 FBI issues warning about false videos impersonating the agency pushing election disinformation The FBI is warning that several fabricated videos are misusing its name and insignia to promote false claims of problems at the polls. By Associated Press
Nov 05 FBI says bomb threats to several states are non-credible, sent from Russian domains By Associated Press The FBI did not identify the states in question, but Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said earlier Tuesday that the state’s election process had snuffed out some bomb threats that he said came from Russia. Continue reading
Nov 05 Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters By Christina A. Cassidy, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The final day of voting in the 2024 presidential election arrived with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in battleground states like Georgia and North Carolina. Continue reading
Nov 05 The last day of voting in the U.S. is here, after tens of millions have already cast their ballots By Christina A. Cassidy, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The early turnout in Georgia has been so robust — over 4 million voters — that a top official in the secretary of state's office said the big day could look like a "ghost town" at the polls… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 8:18 U.S. cybersecurity officials warn of foreign efforts to sow doubt and chaos around election By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev From disinformation to hacking and leaking, America’s adversaries have never been this busy before an election. U.S. intelligence officials have detailed Russian disinformation, Iranian hacking and leaking efforts and a Chinese focus on congressional candidates critical of Beijing. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 24 To drive Americans apart, Russia helped spread hurricane disinformation By David Klepper, Associated Press In some cases, the claims about the storms include fake images created using artificial intelligence, such as a photo depicting scenes of devastating flooding at Disney World that never happened, researchers say. Continue reading