Facebook has become more aggressive at enforcing its coronavirus misinformation policies in the past year. But the platform remains a popular destination for people discussing...
As California’s Sept. 14 election over whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom draws closer, unfounded rumors about the event are growing. Here are two that...
Coronavirus misinformation has spiked online in recent weeks, misinformation experts say, as people who peddle in falsehoods have seized on the surge of cases from...
In an examination of Donald Trump's social media engagement both before and after he was banned from Facebook and Twitter, one thing was very clear:...
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...
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...
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....
