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The Recorder – My Turn: The danger of conspiracy theories Opinion > Columns DANIEL A. BROWN Published: 3/29/2021 1:55:17 PM In 1726, Mary Tofts, a young woman in Surrey, England gave birth to a litter of rabbits. Her case became such
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The victims of some of the most pernicious conspiracy theories of 2020 are fighting back in court. Voting equipment companies have filed a series of massive defamation lawsuits against allies of former President Trump in an effort to exert accountability
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Voters in Atlanta casting their ballots on voting equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems. After losing the election, former President Trump and his allies spread conspiracy theories about the company, which has responded with defamation suits to combat the disinformation.
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The claim: A ship that is stuck and blocking traffic in the Suez Canal is a human trafficking vessel connected to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton A shipping vessel that could clog the Suez Canal for weeks is the
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Adherents of far-right groups who cluster online have turned repeatedly to one particular website in recent weeks — the federal database showing deaths and adverse reactions nationwide among people who have received Covid-19 vaccinations. Although negative reactions have been relatively
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New Feature For WordPress I just found out of a new feature for WordPress and that is, I can add audio free of charge. So, in the future, from time-to-time, there will be audio of the article. Many people prefer
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US campaign group SumOfUS has reviewed dozens of social media accounts, pages and groups – and says that the tech platforms’ “policies, algorithms, and tools directly fuelled” violence. Twitter, Facebook and Google “came up massively short in preventing the escalation
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The far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been banned from Facebook, Apple, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Spotify and even PayPal for violating those sites’ policies against hate speech. But Jones continues to have a platform to sell expensive dietary supplements
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Alex Jones addresses a pro-Trump crowd on Jan. 6, the day of the U.S. Capitol riot. Jones is widely known for his support of baseless and often bigoted conspiracy theories, and he has been banned from many tech platforms, though
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Members of Congress will be grilling Big Tech CEOs tomorrow at a hearing forebodingly titled “Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Disinformation.” This comes as no surprise. The last two federal elections and Capitol Hill siege, as
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