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Misinformation

Government and politics

IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers

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WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Responding to an increasing number of threats born of conspiracy theories that agents were going to aggressively target middle income taxpayers,...
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‘Pre-bunking’ shows promise in fight against misinformation

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Soon after the Russian invasion, the hoaxes began. Ukrainian refugees were taking jobs, committing crimes and abusing handouts. The misinformation spread rapidly online throughout...
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RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group kicked off Instagram, Facebook

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Instagram and Facebook suspended Children’s Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr. repeatedly violated rules prohibiting misinformation about...
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Strike four: Facebook misses election misinfo in Brazil ads

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Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found, continuing a...
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Russian disinformation spreading in new ways despite bans

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WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — After Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the European Union moved to block RT and Sputnik, two of the Kremlin’s top channels...
Alex Jones

Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

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Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — $49.3 million in damages, and...
2022 Midterm elections

Meta quieter on election misinformation as midterms loom

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WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Facebook owner Meta is quietly curtailing some of the safeguards designed to thwart voting misinformation or foreign interference in U.S. elections...
2022 Midterm elections

Election officials face security challenges before midterms

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BATON ROUGE, La. ((DailyNews)) — Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face a myriad of threats, both foreign and domestic, as they look...
Conspiracy theories

‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. ((DailyNews)) — By now it’s as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild...
Humanitarian crises

New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation

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SAN FRANCISCO ((DailyNews)) — Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous...
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