Misinformation fueled the Capitol riots — a Biden commission could chart a...
Last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol was based on lies. The mob that stormed the building was acting on a tidal wave of misinformation about the election that was spread by the president, his fellow...
View ArticleNonprofit: 267 Facebook pages, groups spread material glorifying violence...
A nonprofit found that 267 Facebook pages and groups spread material glorifying violence ahead of the 2020 presidential election.Avaaz, a group focused on misinformation, said in a report on March 18...
View ArticleDon't blame Big Tech for misinformation online
This may come as a shock to some legislators, but holding social media companies accountable for the spread of misinformation will do nothing to prevent it. It will harm well-intentioned users in the...
View ArticleGoogle spending $30M to fight misinformation, fake news in Europe
Google on Wednesday announced that it will be spending nearly $30 million in Europe to combat misinformation and fake news.“Google is contributing €25 million to help launch the European Media and...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg, meet Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
In his dialogue, Phaedrus, the Greek philosopher Plato’s King Thamus argued that rather than aiding human memory, the Egyptian god Theuth’s gift of writing offered only the appearance of wisdom; 2,400...
View ArticleFacebook reverses policy to allow posts speculating that COVID-19 was made in...
Facebook has lifted its ban on content speculating about the origins of COVID-19, and theories about its possible lab creation, Politico reports."In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of...
View ArticleTom Cotton once again makes media look foolish
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has once again made his critics – and there are many – look patently foolish after a bombshell report in the Wall Street Journal found that three workers at the Wuhan Institute...
View ArticleLawyers for alleged Capitol rioters to blame election misinformation,...
Multiple lawyers defending individuals accused of participating in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot are blaming misinformation and conspiracy theories for their clients' actions, hoping it will inspire...
View ArticleWhat Biden and Putin didn't discuss
At his summit with Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland last week, President Biden pressed his Russian counterpart on a number of critical issues. He stressed the importance of protecting U.S....
View ArticleUS just finished dead last among 46 countries in media trust — here's why
The U.S. media is the least trustworthy in the world, according to a comprehensive new Reuters Institute survey encompassing 46 countries. Yes, you read that right. The country with among the most...
View ArticleFighting junk science in COVID-ravaged India
“Cow dung can save you from getting COVID-19.” “Eating raw onions with sea salt is a surefire COVID cure.” And “5-G telephone signals are helping to spread the deadly coronavirus across India.” These...
View ArticleSan Diego County declares misinformation a public health crisis
San Diego’s County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declared medical misinformation a public health crisis.The board of supervisors voted 3-2 to approve a measure that declared medical misinformation a...
View ArticlePolitics, media and the lost art of big-tent building
Mainstream news media share an urgent dilemma with America’s political parties: It seems nobody knows how to build a big tent anymore.The latest Pew Research study shows yet another decline in media...
View ArticleA conservative's guide to conspiracies — and conspiracy theories
Media stories are full of derogatory references to conspiracy theories, mostly in reference to former President Trump and many of his staunchest supporters’ claim that the 2020 presidential election...
View ArticleThe unstoppable Joe Rogan
He's in his mid-50s, a martial artist, UFC color commentator and comedic actor. And he’s the biggest thing to hit the airwaves since Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern.Joe Rogan doesn't come from central...
View ArticleNew York Times pulling staffers out of Russia, citing 'safety'...
The New York Times will pull its journalists out of Russia, saying it is making the move in the interest of staffers' safety. "For the safety and security of our editorial staff working in the region,...
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