Aug 31 Watch 7:23 Children’s hospitals become targets of anti-transgender attacks and harassment By Stephanie Sy In recent weeks, several children’s hospitals have become targets of far-right attacks and harassment. Anti-transgender activists have been using social media to spread disinformation about gender-affirming medical care. Jay Brown of the Human Rights Campaign joins Stephanie Sy to discuss… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:30 Election deniers are winning primary races, raising the stakes for November’s midterms By Amna Nawaz Candidates who continue to falsely claim the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent are winning Republican primary races in critical battleground states. Their victories have raised the stakes for the November midterms with the possibility that some of them could be… Continue watching
Jul 26 Climate disinformation continues to leave a mark as world gets hotter By David Klepper, Associated Press Wildfires, floods and soaring temperatures have made climate change real to many Americans. Yet a sizeable number continue to dismiss the scientific consensus that human activity is to blame. Continue reading
May 18 The Department of Homeland Security pauses disinformation board amid free speech questions The Department of Homeland Security paused the work of its new disinformation governance board Wednesday. The move responds to weeks of criticism from Republicans and questions about whether the board would impinge on Americans' free speech rights. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies amid criticisms of new disinformation board By Amanda Seitz, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 7:37 Open source intelligence combats disinformation on Russia’s war against Ukraine By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman It is often said that truth is the first casualty in any war. Propaganda, disinformation and outright lies have always been dependable tactics to win hearts and minds. But in a world more connected than ever by technology, it is… Continue watching
Apr 06 Amid horror in Bucha, Russia relies on propaganda and disinformation By Amanda Seitz, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: U.S. accuses Russia of using U.N. council to spread ‘disinformation’ about bioweapons in Ukraine By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The United States has accused Russia of using a U.N. Security Council meeting for "spreading disinformation" as part of a potential false-flag operation by Moscow for the use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 6:32 Why Russia is using increasingly brutal tactics in Ukraine By Stephanie Sy, Dan Sagalyn Russia's attack against Ukraine has intensified in recent days and become more indiscriminate, with scores of Ukrainian civilians killed and vast swaths of infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings destroyed, including hospitals and schools. Michael Kofman, senior fellow for Russian studies… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 9:32 How Russia is spreading blatantly false information about the war in Ukraine By William Brangham, Leah Nagy CIA director William Burns told the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday that he believes Vladimir Putin is losing the "information war" over Ukraine, and this may chip away at his domestic support for the invasion. But what are Russian citizens hearing… Continue watching