How Parler, a Chosen App of Trump Fans, Became a Test of Free Speech
From the start, John Matze had positioned Parler as a “free speech” social network where people could mostly say whatever they wanted. It was a...
Misinformation amplifiers target Georgia’s two U.S. Senate races
The conservative social media personalities who spread baseless rumors of presidential election fraud are starting to focus on the two upcoming races that will decide...
From voter fraud to vaccine lies: Misinformation peddlers shift gears
With the Electoral College affirming the presidential election, voter fraud misinformation has subsided. Now, peddlers of online falsehoods are ramping up lies about COVID-19 vaccines....
‘Release the Kraken,’ new catchphrase for unfounded election conspiracy theory, Trends on Twitter
A catchphrase winking at an unfounded voter fraud conspiracy in the presidential election trended on Twitter on Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump’s allies continued...
As local news dies, a pay-for-play network rises in its place
A nationwide operation of 1,300 local sites and newspapers apparently offering news is actually publishing coverage ordered up by Republican groups and corporate P.R. firms...
How voting by mail is the most rampant election misinformation in 2020
Of all the election misinformation this year, false and misleading information about voting by mail has been the most rampant, according to Zignal Labs, a...