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How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

By Hana Stepnick • August 1, 2022
Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos

Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos

By Grace Abels • July 27, 2022
Bombing of controversial Georgia Guidestones fuels online conspiracy theories

Bombing of controversial Georgia Guidestones fuels online conspiracy theories

By Madison Czopek • July 13, 2022
Doctors ‘strongly discourage’ using herbs to induce a miscarriage

Doctors ‘strongly discourage’ using herbs to induce a miscarriage

By Jeff Cercone • July 6, 2022
Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2022
Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

By Jon Greenberg • May 27, 2022
Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

By Bill McCarthy • May 25, 2022
How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

By Bill McCarthy • May 11, 2022
Do copperheads smell like cucumbers? Looking at some spring snake tips

Do copperheads smell like cucumbers? Looking at some spring snake tips

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 29, 2022
Looking at the effort to take Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot

Looking at the effort to take Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 27, 2022
Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage

Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage

By Bill McCarthy • April 22, 2022
How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

By Bill McCarthy • April 12, 2022
The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2022
A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff

A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff

By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2022
As Russia invades Ukraine, misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage

As Russia invades Ukraine, misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage

By Bill McCarthy • March 4, 2022
Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Samantha Putterman • February 25, 2022
‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

By Bill McCarthy • February 14, 2022
False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2022
A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided

A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided

By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2022
In context: What Jen Psaki said about efforts to restrict voting

In context: What Jen Psaki said about efforts to restrict voting

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 26, 2022