Emma Frances Bloomfield / The ConversationMar 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 )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanFeb 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 )
Julianne Tveten / TruthdigFeb 5, 2020
Beneath its promise of transparency, the Massachusetts senator’s plan to combat “disinformation” carries dangerous implications. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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MARCY GORDON / The Associated PressOct 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 )
ERIC TUCKER and EMILY SWANSON / The Associated PressJun 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 )
ISABEL DEBRE and RAPHAEL SATTER / The Associated PressMay 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 )
MIKE STOBBE / The Associated PressApr 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 )
MARY CLARE JALONICK and BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated PressSep 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 )
Ilana NovickMay 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 )
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