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# Misinformation & Disinformation

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## Misinformation & Disinformation


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1dccca3cb44e7c63/69f0e69c1558f425a6ca29f1/AP24289544008178.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 28, 2026  
## [Meet the New 'Creative Director' of Infowars, Maybe](https://time.com/article/2026/04/28/tim-heidecker-infowars-the-onion-alex-jones/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Richard Hall
* ![ALTADENA FIRE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- JANUARY 6,, 2025:  Sequence image 13.  Maxar BEFORE satellite image of homes and a neighborhood in Altadena, California.  Please use: Satellite image \(c\) 2025 Maxar Technologies.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b72031add625fc8/6998cb2183ec37c6f1c7b142/GettyImages-2192444468.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2025  
## [The Threat Posed by Deepfake Satellite Images](https://time.com/7328281/disinformation-satellite-images-ai/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Brady Africk
* ![Left: Candace Owens on the set of her show in Nashville, Tenn., on March 29, 2022. Right: Brigitte Macron visits the village of Oradour sur Glane, France, on April 13, 2017.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc47350d235521462/6998c89a1f6709ca1df569a9/owens-macron.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 24, 2025  
## [Candace Owens Responds to Macron Defamation Lawsuit](https://time.com/7305131/candace-owens-brigitte-macron-man-emmanuel-wife-defamation-lawsuit-response/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Chad de Guzman
* ![Fueling the Fire of Misinformation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0a3e62fe2d0d4fb/6998c64d1500fb76d0aa6388/Fire-of-Misinformation-Disinformation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 6, 2025  
## [How to Address Misinformation Without Censorship](https://time.com/7282640/how-to-address-misinformation/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Sander van der Linden and Lee McIntyre
* ![Young man wearing headset and play computer video games online](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4a1d2b020f6fe6c/6998c50066d4e3dd9acbc4cb/online-extremism-failing-2_134b1d.webp?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 6, 2025  
## [Why the Fight Against Online Extremism Keeps Failing](https://time.com/7264828/online-extremism-fight-failing/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Tamar Mitts  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7824a6da5b7f63cd/6998c4941500fb84d6aa609b/misinformation-facts-weaponization.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 4, 2025  
## [Actually, Sometimes Facts Don't Matter](https://time.com/7263845/facts-dont-matter-misinformation-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Jacob Hale Russell and Dennis Patterson
* ![Red and Blue Protesters Marching on United States Flag](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3446ead4e4d3be20/6998b25883ec37d97dc7856c/American-divided-facts.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 17, 2025  
## [When Facts Fall Short](https://time.com/7205592/when-facts-fall-short-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Kurt Gray
* ![Google, Meta Execs Testify Before Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing On Election Threats](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbad11e7389acc21/698a8a0016d88448c8c43b86/russian-disinformation-hearing-september-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 21, 2024  
## [How to Rein in Russia's Disinformation Machine](https://time.com/7095506/russia-disinformation-us-election-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan
* ![Swearing An Oath](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77b72c5108c3453c/698a84179862f5a94a89a41f/swearing-oath.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 15, 2024  
## [How To Make Lying Unpopular in Politics](https://time.com/7085682/making-lying-unpopular-in-politics-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Bill Adair
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4fbab45d016de18/698a5b7d457a525049d6ad09/misinformation-listening.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 28, 2024  
## [Misinformation Is Exhausting. Listening Helps](https://time.com/7024916/misinformation-exhausting-listening-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Bryan VanDyke  
* ![US-COURT-INTERNET-DISINFORMATION](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte955ece326c126d6/698a5acf09208f639841d95e/Supreme-Court-Misinformation-June-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 11, 2024  
## [Local Government Is Key to the Fight Against Disinformation](https://time.com/7020151/local-government-disinformation-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Michael Vandergriff
* ![Benny Johnson appears as a guest during a taping of "Candace" in Nashville, Tennessee, on Jan. 11, 2022.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff51bfe39e1bf3d6/698a5a9947ca38f2e23bdf4b/benny-johnson-russia-disinfo2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 5, 2024  
## [Right-Wing Influencers React to Being Tied to Russian Disinfo Campaign](https://time.com/7018028/conservative-influencers-react-russia-disinformation-indictment-tenet-victims/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Koh Ewe
* ![A shoe is left on the stage during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbba099b8c3edd40/698a58afcabb1d9539e544f7/donald-trump-rally-shooting-2024-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 15, 2024  
## [Election Disinformation Will Lead to Chaos](https://time.com/6998866/trump-shooting-disinformation-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Barbara McQuade
* ![Protestors flood the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. to protest Trump's election loss, on Jan. 6, 2021.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d41555f9adedf3c/698a579dcabb1dea51e54371/trump-autocrats-weaponize-chaos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 6, 2024  
## [How Autocrats Weaponize Chaos](https://time.com/6985760/autocrats-weaponize-chaos-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Michiko Kakutani
* ![A poster shared by Bharatiya Janata Party \(BJP\) social media accounts shows India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a train to tout his rule’s supposed achievements in expanding national metro services. Image analysis, however, shows the photo is of Singa](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1243b96f1f5b3e6e/698a570909208f5a4241d2be/Modi.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 21, 2024  
## [As Indians Vote, Modi’s Party Misleads Online](https://time.com/6980491/india-election-social-media-misinformation-disinformation-modi-bjp-singapore-poster/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Chad de Guzman

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