Most Birds Aren’t Real members, many of whom are part of an on-the-ground activism network called the Bird Brigade, grew up in a world overrun with misinformation. Some have relatives […]
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Back to news homeHow Cute Cats Help Spread Misinformation Online
On Oct. 2, New Tang Dynasty Television, a station linked to the Chinese spiritual movement Falun Gong, posted a Facebook video of a woman saving a baby shark stranded on […]
Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ Special Leads Two Fox News Contributors to Quit
For his part, Mr. Goldberg said he has been thinking about William F. Buckley, the late founder of National Review, who saw as part of his mission “imposing seriousness on […]
Covid-19 Misinformation Goes Unchecked on Radio and Podcasts
On a recent episode of his podcast, Rick Wiles, a pastor and self-described “citizen reporter,” endorsed a conspiracy theory: that Covid-19 vaccines were the product of a “global coup d’état […]
Oil Executives Testify on Industry’s Role in Climate Disinformation
House Democrats have begun questioning the executives of some of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies — Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP and Shell — over allegations that the companies […]
Facebook Debates What to Do With Its Like and Share Buttons
SAN FRANCISCO — In 2019, Facebook researchers began a new study of one of the social network’s foundational features: the Like button.They examined what people would do if Facebook removed […]
In India, Facebook Struggles to Combat Misinformation and Hate Speech
On Feb. 4, 2019, a Facebook researcher created a new user account to see what it was like to experience the social media site as a person living in Kerala, […]
What Happened When Facebook Employees Warned About Election Misinformation
WHAT HAPPENED 1. From Wednesday through Saturday there was a lot of content circulating which implied fraud in the election, at around 10% of all civic content and 1-2% of […]
Lawmakers See Path to Rein In Tech, but It Isn’t Smooth
WASHINGTON — “Facebook and Big Tech are facing a Big Tobacco moment,” Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, said this week when a whistle-blower testified about how the social media […]
How Covid Misinformation Created a Run on Ivermectin
Ruth Jeffers, who owns Jeffers, the animal supplies retailer, said she had sold out of ivermectin paste on her website this year. After she restocked with more expensive versions, those […]