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The war in Gaza has dominated social media since Hamas attacked Israel last Saturday. There’s been plenty of credible reporting and horrific imagery shared by those on the ground, but the influx of posts has also included one of the most staggering floods of unchecked misinformation in recent …
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University of Wisconsin professor of Population Health Sciences Ajay Sethi presented on “Misinformation and Disinformation in Public Health” as part of the “Hot Topics in Public Health” symposium series over YouTube livestream Oct. 12. Disinformation is a type of misinformation that is spread …
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Hours after the shocking attack by Hamas, erstwhile soccer player and current sports commentator Maor Buzaglo rushed to point a finger at those who are really to blame for the debacle. “Something isn’t working out in any way here,” he tweeted. “It’s not that they attacked with spaceships or stealth …
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In the runup to the 2020 election, a small news organization saw an opportunity. The Epoch Times directed millions of dollars in advertising toward supporting President Donald Trump’s campaign and published dozens of articles parroting his lies about the election — resulting in huge growth to its …
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Within hours of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel Saturday, a tidal wave of propaganda and conspiracy theories flooded social media in an effort to shape the narrative – not only for the days to come but for the history books. Let’s get a few things straight: The use of the term “Palestinian …
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Videos being shared online falsely claim to show Russia’s President Putin and Turkey’s President Erdogan “warn America” about its support of Israel. The two videos show footage of the leaders speaking in Russian and Turkish, with English subtitles. However, the footage predates recent conflict in …
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“A little boy in #Gaza grieving for his sisters sees no distinction between an #Israeli soldier and a Western journalist spewing #Zionist propaganda. One murders with a rifle, while the other murders with a pen. #FreeGaza #FreePalestine” That is false. The video is of a Syrian boy filmed after the …
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Conspiracy theories are flooding the internet as October 13 was designated a “Day of Jihad” or “Day of Rage” around the world by Hamas supporters.On October 7, Hamas led the deadliest Palestinian militant attack on Israel in history. Israel subsequently launched its heaviest ever airstrikes on …
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Shayan Sardarizadeh is a senior journalist covering disinformation, extremism and conspiracy theories for BBC Monitoring’s disinformation team as part of BBC Verify. Since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, he’s debunked dozens of misleading visuals on social media and published his findings on …
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From the makers of Pizzagate and “The NFL is rigged” comes the latest tinfoil conspiracy theories — and you’re going to LOVE this one. But first, we need to look backward before our brain melts and we turn into the walking dead. Since the dawn of the Internet, people have become more and more …
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