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Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2020
Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election

Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election

By Daniel Funke • November 19, 2020
How online misinformation unfolded after Election Day, boosted by Trump and his allies

How online misinformation unfolded after Election Day, boosted by Trump and his allies

By Daniel Funke • November 5, 2020
What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day

What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day

By Daniel Funke • November 2, 2020
Does Joe Biden’s plan tax semi-automatic firearms?

Does Joe Biden’s plan tax semi-automatic firearms?

By Daniel Funke • November 1, 2020
Looking at news coverage of the Hunter Biden story in other countries

Looking at news coverage of the Hunter Biden story in other countries

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 30, 2020
Looking at claims about Hunter Biden, and the Senate GOP report that helped fuel them

Looking at claims about Hunter Biden, and the Senate GOP report that helped fuel them

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 19, 2020
How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day

How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day

By Daniel Funke • October 19, 2020
What President Trump needs to know about QAnon: a memo

What President Trump needs to know about QAnon: a memo

By Daniel Funke • October 16, 2020
7 ways to avoid misinformation about the election

7 ways to avoid misinformation about the election

By Daniel Funke • October 6, 2020
Social media posts are making claims about a Biden family tragedy. Here are the facts

Social media posts are making claims about a Biden family tragedy. Here are the facts

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 4, 2020
Fact-checking misinformation about Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis

Fact-checking misinformation about Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis

By Daniel Funke • October 2, 2020
Looking at photos of Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Donald Trump and Rosa Parks

Looking at photos of Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Donald Trump and Rosa Parks

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 1, 2020
Trump campaign’s bingo card of ‘Biden’s lies’ is full of falsehoods

Trump campaign’s bingo card of ‘Biden’s lies’ is full of falsehoods

By Daniel Funke • September 29, 2020
What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia

What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia

By Daniel Funke • September 25, 2020
How QAnon is seeping into Florida during the 2020 presidential campaign

How QAnon is seeping into Florida during the 2020 presidential campaign

By Steve Contorno • September 8, 2020
What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

By Daniel Funke • August 27, 2020
What is QAnon, the baseless conspiracy spilling into US politics?

What is QAnon, the baseless conspiracy spilling into US politics?

By Daniel Funke • August 27, 2020
Donald Trump gives oxygen to baseless QAnon conspiracy theory

Donald Trump gives oxygen to baseless QAnon conspiracy theory

By Daniel Funke • August 20, 2020
Looking at claims Kamala Harris said she smoked in college while listening to Tupac

Looking at claims Kamala Harris said she smoked in college while listening to Tupac

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020