DAVID KLEPPER | The Seattle Times

March 24, 2020 at 9:05 pm

In U.S. outbreak, rumors of martial law fly despite reassurances

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans have been ordered to stay home. Businesses and schools are shuttered. And National Guard units have been activated...

Nation & World

March 22, 2020 at 5:30 am

Virus outbreak means (mis)information overload: How to cope

The coronavirus pandemic is leading to information overload for many people, often making it difficult to separate fact from fiction and rumor from deliberate efforts...

Business

March 15, 2020 at 12:48 am

Election-year spread of misinformation challenges local news VIEW

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When a Republican running for Congress in the Chicago suburbs tweeted that her Democratic opponent's town hall events were invite-only, they...

March 15, 2020 at 12:48 am

Election-year spread of misinformation challenges local news

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When a Republican running for Congress in the Chicago suburbs tweeted that her Democratic opponent's town hall events were invite-only, they...

March 9, 2020 at 4:55 pm

Edited Biden video portends social media challenges in 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — As former Vice President Joe Biden’s drive for the White House gains momentum, the 77-year-old’s political opponents on both the right and...

February 28, 2020 at 9:27 pm

Empty streets, economic turmoil as virus alters daily life VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and...

Business

February 26, 2020 at 1:51 pm

Bloomberg’s online campaign tests Facebook, Twitter rules

Mike Bloomberg’s stockpile of cash, swarm of employees and paid social media influencers are testing the abilities of online platforms -- and his Democratic challengers...

Business

February 20, 2020 at 1:03 pm

Infighting and online hoaxes mar Democrats’ campaign

RINDGE, N.H. (AP) — A group of Los Angeles artists were awaiting the results of the Democratic Party’s Iowa caucuses, hoping Bernie Sanders would win,...

February 11, 2020 at 11:06 am

New Twitter tool links users to accurate census information

Twitter has rolled out a new tool to help users find accurate information about this year's U.S. Census. People who search for census-related terms will...

Business

February 4, 2020 at 3:40 pm

Online conspiracy theories flourish after Iowa caucus fiasco

CHICAGO (AP) — Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on the...

Business