Tag: Rumors and Misinformation

Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find

Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, the conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck outlined…

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Founder of CrowdTangle Hopes to Bring Transparency to Social Media

Senator Portman said in an emailed statement that “every new disclosure of…

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Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account

Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor…

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‘Magic’ Weight-Loss Pills and Covid Cures: Dr. Oz Under the Microscope

Dr. Oz admitted to the senators that his claims often “don’t have…

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Pro-China misinformation group continues spreading messages, researchers say.

Two decades ago, Wikipedia arrived on the scene as a quirky online…

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Republicans in Texas County, in Unusual Move, Upend Primary System

Mr. Rogers, when asked if the election results nationally were valid, responded,…

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I’m Done Trying to Understand or Educate the Unvaccinated

In July, Michael Saag, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases expert…

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Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.

Most Birds Aren’t Real members, many of whom are part of an…

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I’m an E.R. Doctor in Michigan, Where Unvaccinated People Are Filling Hospital Beds

Recently a patient in his 70s came seeking care at the small…

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