DAVID KLEPPER | The Seattle Times

November 20, 2020 at 9:24 pm

Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on US vote are from Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia didn't have to lift a finger. In the weeks before the U.S. presidential election, federal authorities warned that Russia or other...

November 20, 2020 at 1:42 pm

Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on US vote are from Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia didn't have to lift a finger. In the weeks before the U.S. presidential election, federal authorities warned that Russia or other...

November 10, 2020 at 2:13 pm

False claims of voting fraud, pushed by Trump, thrive online

It started months before Election Day with false claims on Facebook and Twitter that mail-in ballots cast for President Donald Trump had been chucked in...

November 5, 2020 at 5:07 pm

Facebook bans big ‘Stop the Steal’ group for sowing violence

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called “Stop the Steal” that supporters of President Donald Trump were using to organize...

Business

November 4, 2020 at 4:24 pm

Trump and allies spread falsehoods to cast doubt on election

While much of America was sleeping Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump’s leads in crucial battleground states began slipping — and that's when online falsehoods about...

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November 3, 2020 at 2:06 pm

FBI investigates robocalls warning voters to ‘stay home’

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (AP) — Voters across the U.S. received anonymous robocalls in the days and weeks before Election Day urging them to “stay safe...

Business

FILE – In this Oct. 20, 2020 file photo, a voting location is shown in Mission, Kan. A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research and USAFacts finds that while voters say itâ€™s pretty easy to find accurate information about voting, they have a harder time knowing whether there’s any factual basis for the information they’re getting from and about the candidates. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) WX101 WX101

October 21, 2020 at 5:00 am

AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: Many in US distrust campaign info

Among the findings of a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research and USAFacts: More than 8 in 10 rated the spread...

October 18, 2020 at 3:00 am

Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election?

Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly...

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October 16, 2020 at 9:11 pm

Scammers seize on US election, but it’s not votes they want

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure...

Nation & World

October 8, 2020 at 11:14 am

Facebook removes fake accounts linked to conservative group

Facebook has removed 276 accounts that used fake profiles to pose as right-leaning Americans and comment on news articles, often in favor of President Donald...

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