Health & Wellness

How to Talk to Someone You Believe Is Misinformed About the Coronavirus

Emma Frances Bloomfield / The Conversation Mar 17, 2020 The medical evidence is clear: The coronavirus global health threat is not an elaborate hoax. Bill Gates did not create the coronavirus to sell more vaccines. Essential oils are not effective at protecting you from coronavirus. But those facts have not stopped contrary claims from spreading both on and offline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Officials Are Cynically Spreading Lies About the Coronavirus

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 27, 2020 As the epidemic spirals into a pandemic, causing a plunge in the stock market, Donald Trump and Larry Kudlow insist "USA in great shape!" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Is Inviting a Crackdown on the Left

Julianne Tveten / Truthdig Feb 5, 2020 Beneath its promise of transparency, the Massachusetts senator’s plan to combat “disinformation” carries dangerous implications. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Currency Plans to Skeptical Lawmakers

MARCY GORDON / The Associated Press Oct 23, 2019 House panel members use the opportunity to grill the CEO on company's track record on civil rights, hate speech, privacy and misinformation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Poll: Majority Worry About 2020 Foreign Meddling

ERIC TUCKER and EMILY SWANSON / The Associated Press Jun 19, 2019 An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows 63% of citizens have major concerns about election tampering. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

This Is How War With Iran Is Manufactured

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jun 10, 2019 The United States is basing foreign policy on articles by an activist who may be fake. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Bans Israeli Company Over Election-Disruption Campaigns

ISABEL DEBRE and RAPHAEL SATTER / The Associated Press May 16, 2019 The social media platform purges accounts of Archimedes Group, a political consulting and lobbying firm that claims it can "change reality." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Measles Cases Jump to Highest Level in 25 Years

MIKE STOBBE / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2019 The resurgence, involving nearly 700 cases so far this year, is attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Partners With Notorious Far-Right Site The Daily Caller on Fact-Checking

Ilana Novick Apr 18, 2019 The conservative site has published work by white supremacists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Myanmar Military Used Facebook to Incite Violence Against the Rohingya

Ilana Novick Oct 15, 2018 Ethnic cleansing against a minority group was helped by social media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook, Twitter Vow to Combat Foreign Intrusion

MARY CLARE JALONICK and BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey tell a Senate panel that their platforms plan to use new technologies to combat abuses ahead of the November midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

After Texas School Massacre, Facebook Trolls Spread Disinformation

Ilana Novick May 19, 2018 Already under fire for fake content, the social media company’s response after Friday’s tragedy shows it is still not prepared to deal with the problem. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )