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A perfect storm of medical misinformation and political disinformation is creating new challenges for the press, for social media platforms and for the public. Take just the events of the last few days. On the heels of his release from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, President Donald …
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Claim: In October 2020, actress Jane Fonda said the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic was “God’s gift to the Left.” Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to inoculate yourself against …
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On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it would be expanding its ban on QAnon, and has since begun a purge of Groups and Pages that reference the fringe, far-right conspiracy theory. The announcement came less than a week after the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution …
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We will remember 2020 as many things. The year we spent alone. The year we spent online. The year so many died. The year of protests. The year of QAnon. The year of domestic terrorism. The year of the election. Most of all, perhaps, it is the year of not knowing. Is it safe to send my kids to …
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We will remember 2020 as many things. The year we spent alone. The year we spent online. The year so many died. The year of protests. The year of QAnon. The year of domestic terrorism. The year of the election. Most of all, perhaps, it is the year of not knowing. Is it safe to send my kids to …
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Since the pandemic began, the spread of misinformation has been far more contagious than COVID-19. An expert in conspiracy theories explains strategies to stop them. Since the pandemic began, the spread of misinformation has been far more contagious than COVID-19. More than 2,000 coronavirus rumors …
Read MoreFederal prosecutors on Thursday charged six men on suspicion of conspiring to kidnap the Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. According to an FBI affidavit, the suspects “agreed to unite others in their cause and take violent action against multiple state governments that they believe are violating the …
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This week, Facebook has been busy disabling itself. On Tuesday, the company pledged to remove all pages, groups and Instagram accounts identified with the QAnon conspiracy movement — a move that will purge hundreds of groups and potentially many thousands of accounts. On Wednesday, the company …
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Transcript Into America Into Trump, Coronavirus and Conspiracy Theories President Trump: I stand before you today to fulfill one of my highest and most important duties under the United States Constitution, the nomination of a Supreme Court Justice. (APPLAUSE) Trymaine Lee: That evening in the Rose …
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Actor Sacha Baron Cohen wrote an op-ed for Time condemning social media platforms for allowing misinformation to spread, and he singled out Facebook in particular. The “Borat” actor, who has come out hard against Facebook before, said the company is a “dutiful ally” to President Donald Trump and …
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