Misinformation & Disinformation

President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on April 14, 2021, about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

Exclusive: Iran Steps up Efforts to Sow Discord Inside the U.S.

Iranian state actors are intensifying their disinformation campaign on soci...

Iranian state actors are intensifying their disinformation campaign on social media to spread discord and anti-Semitic tropes inside the U.S., two U.S. intelligence officials say. Social media accounts tracked to troll farms run by the...

Women wearing black clothing and tape crossed over their mouths hold white roses as they march on March 2, 2021, in Minsk, during a demonstration against the conviction of a doctor and a journalist over the disclosure of medical records of a protester who died after being detained at one of the post-election rallies that swept Belarus last year.

The Media Is Partly or Completely Restricted in 132 Countries, According to the 2021 World Press Freedom Index

Authoritarian regimes have used the pandemic to perfect "totalitarian contr...

Authoritarian regimes have used the pandemic to perfect "totalitarian control of information," according to RSF

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QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped?

Conspiracy theorists are winning local elections. Communities are strugglin...

Conspiracy theorists are winning local elections. Communities are struggling to fight back

Soldiers line up for a medical screening before receiving the coronavirus vaccine at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Feb. 24, 2021.

One-Third of U.S. Troops Opted Out of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Here's Why That Is Dangerous for National Security

A senior Marine Corps officer asked us recently, “Does Congress think the e...

A senior Marine Corps officer asked us recently, “Does Congress think the entire military is infested with extremists?” One of us is a proud Marine veteran and the other has spent her life developing national...

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These Moms Work as Doctors and Scientists. But They've Also Taken On Another Job: Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation Online

Last March, friends and neighbors began stopping Emily Smith in her town ou...

Last March, friends and neighbors began stopping Emily Smith in her town outside of Waco, Texas, with questions about the coronavirus. An epidemiologist at Baylor University, Smith knows all too well how viruses are transmitted....

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Disinformation Is Among the Greatest Threats to Our Democracy. Here Are Three Key Ways to Fight It

In October 2019, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was ask...

In October 2019, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was asked what she thought historians would see when they looked back on the Trump era in United States history. Justice Ginsberg, known for...

Bachelor Stars Are Promoting a Birth Control App on Instagram That Experts Say Uses One of the Least Effective Contraceptive Methods

Natural Cycles claims to be 98% effective with perfect use and 93% effectiv...

Natural Cycles claims to be 98% effective with perfect use and 93% effective with typical use