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Facebook’s long and halting fight against misinformation
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Archived 6 years ago from Associated Press
Facebook’s long and halting fight against misinformation

Facebook is facing its toughest challenge yet: an election complicated by a pandemic, a deeply divided nation lured by conspiracy theories and alternate versions of reality. Is it ready? Here are some of the biggest steps and missteps it’s taken in the fight against misinformation since 2016. Nov. …

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Why do conspiracy theories about pedophilia hold such sway with some conservatives?
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Archived 6 years ago from Gazettextra
Why do conspiracy theories about pedophilia hold such sway with some conservatives?

In modern presidential campaigns, unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about pedophilia are now almost as routine as stump speeches, poll results and televised debates. In 2016, Democrats’ imagined penchant for child predation was manifested in the made-up charge that Hillary Clinton presided over a …

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Scientists worry as more Americans say they’ll refuse COVID-19 vaccine
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Archived 6 years ago from New York Post
Scientists worry as more Americans say they’ll refuse COVID-19 vaccine

Tara Granger, 36, has worked as a nurse for two decades in Suffolk County, NY, and she and her two children have been vaccinated every year. “Drugs are my life,” she says. “It’s what I learned in school.” But she’s been questioning the promised upcoming vaccine for COVID-19, in large part because …

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Don’t Censor! Stop The Hoaxes! Facebook, Twitter Face A Catch-22
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Archived 6 years ago from NPR
Don’t Censor! Stop The Hoaxes! Facebook, Twitter Face A Catch-22

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter ban certain posts from its platform. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter ban certain posts from its platform. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images As Election Day nears, Facebook and Twitter are …

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Trump struggles with crackpot conspiracy theories at townhall event
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Archived 6 years ago from NBC News
Trump struggles with crackpot conspiracy theories at townhall event

Whenever Donald Trump speaks for an extended period of time, it’s all but inevitable his audience will hear some odd conspiracy theories. At an NBC News town-hall event last night, for example, the president suggested several governors are only taking steps to curtail the coronavirus pandemic in …

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Archived 6 years ago from The Washington PostWhy uncertain times make us susceptible to conspiracy theories — and how to protect yourself
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Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
Why uncertain times make us susceptible to conspiracy theories — and how to protect yourself

By Angela Haupt, As the novel coronavirus began to spread, so did the idea that 5G networks were to blame — or Bill Gates, or a ring of satanic pedophiles trying to divert attention from itself. Perhaps the virus was created in a lab as a bioweapon, or by pharmaceutical companies to boost sales of …

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Why crises make some people susceptible to conspiracy theories, and how to protect yourself
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Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
Why crises make some people susceptible to conspiracy theories, and how to protect yourself

By Angela Haupt, As the novel coronavirus began to spread, so did the idea that 5G networks were to blame — or Bill Gates, or a ring of satanic pedophiles trying to divert attention from itself. Perhaps the virus was created in a lab as a bioweapon, or by pharmaceutical companies to boost sales of …

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Archived 6 years ago from The Washington PostConspiracy theories: Why some people are susceptible and how to protect yourself
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Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
Conspiracy theories: Why some people are susceptible and how to protect yourself

By Angela Haupt, As the novel coronavirus began to spread, so did the idea that 5G networks were to blame — or Bill Gates, or a ring of satanic pedophiles trying to divert attention from itself. Perhaps the virus was created in a lab as a bioweapon, or by pharmaceutical companies to boost sales of …

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Archived 6 years ago from The GuardianTrump refuses to disavow QAnon conspiracy theory during town hall
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Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Trump refuses to disavow QAnon conspiracy theory during town hall

Donald Trump refused to denounce QAnon – a rightwing conspiracy theory that the FBI believes is a potential domestic terror threat – during an NBC town hall on Thursday night. Asked by the NBC host Savannah Guthrie if he would denounce the theory and “just say it’s crazy and not true”, Trump …

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