Tag: misinformation
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
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How Elon Musk seized on baseless memo claim to create wave of misinformation
ReutersElon Musk's online attacks on former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown over grooming gangs draw on a baseless claim about a Home Office memo s [...]
U.S. Spy Agencies Issue New Warning on Russia’s Election Misinformation Campaign
Two recent videos have sought to undermine confidence in the security of the vote.
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Biden Again Criticizes Trump Over Hurricane Misinformation: ‘Get a Life, Man’
The White House is juggling the response to two devastating storms in the past two weeks while trying to rebut false information from the former presi [...]
AI fakes, abuse and misinformation pushed to young voters
9 hours agoMarianna Spring,Disinformation reporter and social media correspondentBBCMisinformation about Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak is among the [...]
Government should counter misinformation on TikTok – MPs
A committee says the government should be more relatable in its communications with the public.
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White House’s Efforts to Combat Misinformation Face Supreme Court Test
The justices must distinguish between persuading social media sites to take down posts, which is permitted, and coercing them, which violates the Firs [...]
Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers
Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting. The Biden campaign called his posts “profoundly irrespons [...]
In Misinformation Over Israel-Gaza War, Images From Past Conflicts Can Undercut True Toll
Videos and photos of the conflict are competing with misappropriated depictions of unrelated tragedies, a cycle that experts say diminishes the experi [...]
Somalia bans Telegram and TikTok over misinformation
The Federal Republic of Somalia is the latest country to ban cryptocurrency-friendly messaging app Telegram, alongside TikTok social media app and the [...]
Dystopian draft bill against ‘misinformation’ unveiled
A draft bill from the Australian government is warning tech and social media giants to remove misinformation from their platforms or be prepared to pa [...]
Robert Kennedy Jr., With Musk, Pushes Right-Wing Ideas and Misinformation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a scion of one of the country’s most famous Democratic families, on Monday dived into the full embrace of a host of conservativ [...]
Mashinsky files motion to dismiss NY AG suits, says it ‘parrots misinformation’
Alex Mashinsky, co-founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius Network, has filed a response to New York Attorney General Letit [...]
Spreading misinformation about Changpeng Zhao ‘was the norm’ for SBF, says Binance CSO
Former FTX chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried used Twitter and other means to spread "fake rumors" about Binance chief executive officer Changp [...]
Fox Settlement Is a Victory for Dominion. But the Misinformation War Continues.
False claims about election fraud remain a problem, spreading in various places online, voting and media experts said.
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