Did White House disinformation "czar" Nina Jankowicz say she wants "trustworthy verified people" like her to be able to "add context" to other people's tweets? No, that's not true: Her clipped comments from January 2021 were taken out of
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PolitiFact→ What exactly will new DHS ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ do?
A seemingly unplanned announcement about the creation of the Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security led to an array of speculation and backlash. Some questions remain unanswered, but here’s what we know about the board
AllSides→ 20 GOP Attorneys General Threaten Legal Action Over ‘Un-American’ Disinformation Board
https://www.dailywire.com/news/20-gop-attorneys-general-threaten-lawsuit-over-un-american-disinformation-board
Poynter→ What we know about the DHS’ Disinformation Governance Board
Revelations that the Department of Homeland Security is assembling a Disinformation Governance Board ignited a firestorm on Twitter in late April. Conservatives and other critics denounced the board as an […] The post What we know about the DHS
Poynter→ In 2022, Brazil’s Bolsonaro disinformation machine challenges a growing number of skeptics
Making politics in Brazil in 2022 demands knowledge of how to manipulate social platforms and flood them with information that makes up a convincing narrative that the country is doing […] The post In 2022, Brazil’s Bolsonaro disinformation
Poynter→ #FactCheckingIsEssential: Fact-checkers from around the world pause to reflect on a heightened disinformation landscape
Misinformation is no longer a topic of interest for the International Fact-Checking Network’s signatories — it is a focal point for a global news story. As false information (from individuals, […] The post #FactCheckingIsEssential: Fact-check
AllSides→ How to spot disinformation around the war in Ukraine
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/600262-how-to-spot-disinformation-around-the-war-in-ukraine
Washington Post→ How the right embraced Russian disinformation about ‘U.S. bioweapons labs’ in Ukraine
Russia for years has been seeding the ground to claim that the United States set up bioweapons labs in Ukraine. The effort paid off when remarks by a State Department official were twisted to suggest the falsehood was confirmed.
Snopes→ UKRAINE: New Crisis, Grimly Familiar Disinformation Trends
Rehashed videos, offensive memes, fear-mongering conspiracy theories — Snopes writers know the patterns of an unfolding crisis only too well.
Poynter→ Global fact-checkers unite to battle disinformation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Soon after Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine late last week, Clara Jiménez Cruz noticed something. As with any major geopolitical conflict, swirls of disinformation were already beginning to […] The post Global fact-checkers unit
Full Fact→ Ukraine disinformation
The war in Ukraine was fomented by disinformation and information warfare will be part of the battle. In the UK we have seen a little of this, for example after the Salisbury poisonings. In 2018 Russia put numerous narratives into play with the aim of
Snopes→ Ukraine, US Biolabs, and an Ongoing Russian Disinformation Campaign
In an attempt to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, propagandists claimed the attack was focused on secret U.S. biolabs there.
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Freedom Convoy’ Ran on Regurgitated Disinformation Narratives
There was nothing original about the “convoy” that disrupted the Canadian capitol of Ottawa in early 2022. The occupation dovetailed almost entirely with other right-wing demonstrations, starting with the use of Facebook as both an organiza
AllSides→ Left-Wing Activists Tied To ‘Disinformation’ Group Are Working To Demonetize Conservative News Sites
https://dailycaller.com/2022/02/03/check-my-ads-reid-hoffman-good-information-inc/ Activists linked to
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation — Part IV: Signaling and Dog Whistling
This is part of an ongoing series about how communities can fight back and protect themselves against weaponized disinformation. The Trump administration may be just a memory, but the disinformation that paved its way and the lies that it launched are
Snopes→ No, the Case of Paul Karason Wasn’t ‘Disinformation’ To Scare People Away from Using Colloidal Silver
The substance has been promoted as an alternative health remedy, but there's no evidence it works. There is, however, ample evidence that it can turn you blue.
Full Fact→ 80 fact checkers publish open letter to YouTube demanding effective action against disinformation
Today 80 fact checkers around the world, including Full Fact, are publishing an open letter calling on YouTube to take effective action against disinformation and misinformation. The company has up until now largely escaped criticism despite fact check
Snopes→ Snopestionary: Misinformation vs. Disinformation
Both words refer to false information, but one type is more insidious than the other.
Truth or Fiction?→ In ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Disinformation is a Supervillain
Even as it deals with super-powered confrontations, the December 2021 movie Spider-Man: No Way Home introduces a different form of villainy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in depicting the impact of disinformation on its titular hero. This post contai
Truth or Fiction?→ Kenosha Homicide Trial Riddled With Disinformation, Weaponized Narratives
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two people and wounded a third during a shooting spree in Kenosha, Wisconsin during protests against police brutality in August 2020, has made daily headlines nationally and internationally —
Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Pledges, Hearings, Facebook Still Disseminating Climate Disinformation
Several weeks of highly damaging stories and one name change later, the company currently trying to rebrand as “Meta” is deploying the same shopworn tactics of denial and misdirection. Facebook has said it is taking major action on disinformation c
AllSides→ Beware People Trying to Dismiss Jack Dorsey’s Inflation Analysis as Disinformation
https://reason.com/2021/11/02/beware-people-trying-to-dismiss-jack-dorseys-inflation-analysis-as-disinformation/
Snopes→ YouTube Removes Verified, Unofficial ‘Fox News’ Channels That Pushed Disinformation
The removals followed a Snopes investigation. The channels had a combined total of millions of subscribers.
Snopes→ Verified, Unofficial ‘Fox News’ YouTube Channels Spread Disinformation
Unofficial "Fox News Alert" YouTube channels with millions of subscribers posted altered video thumbnails to push political conspiracy theories.
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation — Part III: Distraction
On September 20 2021, shocking photographs and accompanying video made the rounds on news networks and social media appearing to show border agents on horseback whipping asylum-seekers on foot as they ran in terror: A mounted U.S. Border Patrol agent
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Disinformation Surges As California Recall Election Unfolds
As the recall election against California governor Gavin Newsom drew closer to a close, both the leading right-wing candidate and conspiracy theorists continued pushing disinformation painting the process as “rigged” before polls even opene
Truth or Fiction?→ CA Recall Election Disinformation Roundup
In the lead up to the California gubernatorial recall election of September 14 2021, the usual disinformation purveyors went into high gear, poisoning the well with wall-to-wall claims of perfidy and election theft. Overall, the California recall and i
Truth or Fiction?→ Police Officers’ Testimony Refutes Right Wing Capitol Riot Disinformation
The testimony of four law enforcement officers before a House select committee on July 27 2021 provided another yet another clear refutation to the disinformation pushed by right-wing outlets and operatives surrounding the attack on the U.S. Capitol on
Truth or Fiction?→ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Echoes ‘Doctor’s Plot’ Rhetoric
An ongoing medical disinformation campaign took a sharp turn in July 2021, when right-wing commentators and politicians pivoted to direct attacks against continued efforts by the Biden administration to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. T
Truth or Fiction?→ Wi Spa Weaponized Disinformation Campaign
In late June and early July 2021, far-right activists attempted to launch a new disinformation campaign in the wake of a viral video of a woman harassing staff at a traditional public bathhouse in an historic Los Angeles neighborhood The video, which w
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Critical Race Theory’ Coordinated Disinformation Campaign
An inauthentically organized, corrosive disinformation campaign taking direct aim at social resilience and anti-racism pushes has taken over school boards throughout the United States in what appears to be a highly coordinated national push — whi
Poynter→ Fact-checkers can blunt the threat of disinformation
In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency, disinformation continues to deceive some Americans and threaten democracy, but most citizens still seek the truth and fact-checkers are offering a crucial public service, two experts said Monday at United Fac
AllSides→ Coalition calls on Biden to form disinformation task force
https://www.axios.com/biden-disinformation-task-force-call-f522ba07-b047-4475-ba82-11d4d0cf1119.html A
Truth or Fiction?→ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report
Just twelve accounts are responsible for fully two-thirds of online disinformation about vaccines — but social media platforms still aren’t doing much about them. In a follow-up to a report tracking a majority of disinformation about vaccin
Snopes→ Misinformation, Disinformation and Hoaxes: What’s the Difference?
In the 21st century, new technology makes manipulation and fabrication of information simple.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook’s Zuckerberg Falsely Tells Lawmakers ‘We Don’t Allow’ Disinformation in Ads
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg misrepresented his company’s disinformation policy on advertising while testifying to federal lawmakers on March 25 2021. Zuckerberg made the false claim — which flies in the face of his comp
Poynter→ Factually: Covid disinformation turning up in the mail
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. In your traditional mailbox: pizza coupons and COVID-19 disinformation Germa
Truth or Fiction?→ Far-Right U.S. Legislators Using Disinformation to Gain, Strengthen Positions
Even as acolytes of former United States president Donald Trump consider running to replace retiring Republicans, his allies already in the U.S. government are trying to throw up barriers to passing broadly popular legislation — but all are leani
Snopes→ COVID Conspiracy Shows Vast Reach of Chinese Disinformation
It took just three months for the rumor that COVID-19 was engineered as a bioweapon to spread from the fringes of the Chinese internet and take root in millions of people’s minds.
Poynter→ Biden’s speech elevated the dangers of disinformation with references to ‘truth’ ‘facts’ and ‘lies’
President Joe Biden used the words “truth,” “facts” and “lies” nine times in his inaugural address to highlight the crisis of disinformation and misinformation as an attack on the fundamentals of America’s democracy and national character