Misinformation & Disinformation

Prince Harry Says He Warned Twitter CEO of U.S. Capitol Riot

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What to Know About Sophie Zhang's Facebook Allegations

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'It Is a Battle for Facts.' What Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa Understands About Why She Was Chosen

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What the Nobel Peace Prize Means for Press Freedom

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

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...

By Brian Bennett June 7, 2021

Reporters Without Borders: Media Restricted in 132 Countries

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

By Amy Gunia April 20, 2021

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

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

By Vera Bergengruen April 16, 2021

Vaccine Hesitancy Threatens U.S. National Security

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...

By Seth Moulton April 5, 2021

Moms Who Are Doctors Fight COVID-19 Misinformation Online

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....

By Eliana Dockterman March 24, 2021

Three Key Ways to Fight Online Disinformation

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...

By Daniel J. Rogers March 5, 2021

Birth Control App Sold by 'Bachelor' Alum Uses Problematic Method

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

By Megan McCluskey February 4, 2021

Trust in Social Institutions Eroded Further in 2020: Study

A new report finds that 2020 marked an "era of information bankruptcy"

By Jasmine Aguilera January 13, 2021

Sacha Baron Cohen: We Must Save Democracy From Conspiracies

A few times in my career, I have genuinely feared for my life. In Arkansas, I posed as an ultimate fighter at a cage match and challenged anyone in the audience to take me on....

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