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Poynter→ How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear
Online misinformation about the 2020 election drove all sorts of real-world consequences, from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to the then-president of the United States getting banned […] The post How will social media platforms respond to
PolitiFact→ How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear
Will a tweet with misinformation get blocked this election season? It’s hard to say.
Poynter→ Meta Oversight Board to rule on COVID-19 misinformation policy
Meta has asked its Oversight Board whether its existing policy on the removal of COVID-19 misinformation — “introduced in extraordinary circumstances at the onset of the pandemic” — should be […] The post Meta Oversight Board to rule on C
Truth or Fiction?→ YouTube Targeting ‘Abortion Misinformation’ Post-Dobbs
Nearly a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24 2022, YouTube indicated that it would identify and remove “abortion misinformation” from its platform in a July 21 2022 statement: YouTube says it will cra
AllSides→ ‘Straight-Up Misinformation’: Pollster Nate Silver Calls Out Speaker Pelosi For Misrepresenting His Work
https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/05/straight-up-misinformation-pollster-pelosi-misrepresenting-work-disinformation-polls/
AllSides→ Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/may/27/fact-checking-misinformation-about-uvalde-school-s/ Frid
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting
Here’s what we know to be true — and false — about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left at least 19 children and two teachers dead on May 24.
Poynter→ How to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings
Misinformation after the May 24 shooting that killed at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, followed a familiar playbook. As authorities pieced together […] The post How to avoid misinformation as you read
Poynter→ Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter
Misinformation is spreading about the 18-year-old authorities identified as the shooter in a massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County, Texas, on May 24. This story is still developing […] The post Fact-checking misinformation about the
PolitiFact→ Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings
Misinformation about the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is all over the internet. Here’s how to be smart about the news you consume.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde, Texas school shooter
The Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was a “transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos.”
Poynter→ What a database of fact checks about the war in Ukraine can teach us about misinformation
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. Ukraine Facts, an initiative that gathered fact checks […] Th
AllSides→ The challenge of detecting misinformation in podcasting
https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-challenge-of-detecting-misinformation-in-podcasting/ Confronte
AllSides→ Left-Leaning Media Seek a Misinformation Monopoly
https://www.allsides.com/news-source/wall-street-journal-opinion Kyle Rittenhouse is a domestic terrori
Poynter→ The challenges of combating misinformation in India
The post-pandemic world is expected to be more challenging in comparison to the one we knew before 2020. The volume and penetration of misinformation in India over the last two […] The post The challenges of combating misinformation in India appe
AllSides→ Meta admits Facebook bug led to a ‘surge of misinformation’ and other harmful content appearing in News Feeds between October and March
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10675719/Meta-admits-Facebook-bug-led-surge-misinformation.html
Poynter→ How memes are used to spread misinformation
Memes can be fun ways to comment on current events or pop culture. They also build a sense of community on social media. Unfortunately, memes have also become a sneaky […] The post How memes are used to spread misinformation appeared first on Poy
PolitiFact→ How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation
A website called MedAlerts lets users search federal records of possible vaccine reactions. But unlike the CDC's site, users can search freely without ever reading warnings about raw and unverified data.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking more misinformation about Luc Montagnier after his death
Luc Montagnier's death is linked to his "exposing" that there's HIV in the COVID-19 vaccine.
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital media literacy program to help France slow the spread of misinformation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2022) – French citizens can learn how to protect themselves from false and misleading information on the internet thanks to a new app-based program from […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital m
Poynter→ Even George Washington was a target of misinformation
While it’s easy to consider President George Washington as a Founding Father from long ago, his political milieu of the 1700s had at least one thing in common with today: […] The post Even George Washington was a target of misinformation appear
AllSides→ When George Washington fought misinformation
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/21/when-george-washington-fought-misinformation/ While it
PolitiFact→ When George Washington fought misinformation
Today, misinformation takes the form of social media posts, chain emails and YouTube videos. But the sentiments that drive misinformation go back a long way.
AllSides→ Kamala Harris Spreads Misinformation on Human Trafficking
https://reason.com/2022/01/31/kamala-harris-spreads-misinformation-on-human-trafficking/ Vice President
Full Fact→ Video filmed at police station is filled with Covid-19 vaccine misinformation
A video posted on Facebook shows a campaigner demanding the police shut down Covid-19 vaccine centres and claiming there is a “live criminal investigation” into the Covid-19 vaccine programme. She also claims that vaccines have led to &ldqu
Full Fact→ Spotify must change its tune on Covid misinformation
On January 30, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek released an open letter about the platform's rules and approach to Covid-19. In response, Will Moy, chief executive of Full Fact, said: “Spotify launched an exclusive partnership with somebody who is spreading
Full Fact→ Full Fact releases updated and improved framework to fight misinformation
Today Full Fact has published a revised version of the Framework for Information Incidents. Since 2020, Full Fact has been working with internet companies, civil society and governments to create a new shared model to fight crises of misinformati
Snopes→ We Noticed This Trend in Misinformation Since Biden Took Office
But claims alleging embarrassing presidential behavior weren't unique to the Democratic administration.
AllSides→ Fighting misinformation or fighting for information?
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/research-note-fighting-misinformation-or-fighting-for-information/
Climate Feedback→ More than 80 fact-checking organizations call on YouTube to tackle misinformation
More than 80 fact-checking organizations – including Science Feedback – have penned an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, urging the company to take meaningful action to address misinformation on the platform. The letter, published
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Rand Paul: ‘Misinformation Works, So Try to Trick Your Opponents’
On January 13 2022, a thread on r/politics claimed that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) had once told students that “misinformation works” and is a “great tactic”: Rand Paul Seen on Video Telling Students ‘Misinform
Poynter→ Over 80 fact-checking organizations sign letter urging YouTube to address misinformation on its platform
Over 80 fact-checking organizations operating across more than 60 countries signed an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Wednesday, calling on the company to take stronger measures to fight […] The post Over 80 fact-checking organizations
Snopes→ What Will 2022 Bring in the Way of Misinformation on Social Media? Experts Weigh In
Misinformation concerning COVID-19 has cost countless lives all over the world.
Snopes→ Snopestionary: Misinformation vs. Disinformation
Both words refer to false information, but one type is more insidious than the other.
Poynter→ These 6 tips will help you spot misinformation online
I’ll never forget the moment the mob breached the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. As a senior multimedia reporter with MediaWise, I was tracking misinformation about the […] The post These 6 tips will help you spot misinformation online ap
Climate Feedback→ Demonetization of climate change misinformation on Youtube: a quick check on the implementation of Google Ads’ new policy
On Oct. 7th 2021, Google announced a change in its policy on climate change misinformation. Starting in November, any content, including YouTube videos, that ‘contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climat
AllSides→ Left-Leaning Media Seek a Misinformation Monopoly
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mainstream-media-misinformation-disinformation-rittenhouse-hunter-biden-inflation-cuomo-11636991841?st=9amedob9c0sqg6e&reflink=article_email_share
Poynter→ Misinformation is spreading online about a military media takeover
The title of a recent Facebook video claims that the military has taken over the mainstream media. “Military takes over MSM to broadcast a truthful event,” the Nov. 17 title says. We, the media, are here to tell you that’s incorrect. Thi
Full Fact→ Radio 4 programme featured Covid vaccine misinformation
On 16 November, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a live episode of the programme You and Yours, which invited listeners to call in and discuss why they were hesitant about taking the Covid-19 vaccines. The discussion was led by presenter Winifred Robinson,