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Bill Gates says solving misinformation is now young people's problem
Bill Gates spoke about misinformation in an interview with CNBC this week, saying he has "handed th…
Lauren Edmonds
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A small number of ‘superspreaders’ are propagating most of the misinformation on Twitter, study finds
Building on our understanding on the spread of misinformation on social media, a team of analysts a…
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Barely any of the doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation were ever disciplined, the Washington Post found
Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers in several states are pushing to make it even harder for their stat…
Katie Hawkinson
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Anti-vaxxers head to a new life in a remote colony in Paraguay founded by 'conservative free thinkers' who want to escape the 'matrix,' say reports
Green Paradise in Paraguay's poorest region is billed as a refuge from "5G, chemtrails, mandatory v…
Bethany Dawson
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Elon Musk has a 'huge responsibility' to tackle vaccine misinformation on Twitter, WHO official says
"We wish Mr Musk luck with his endeavours to improve the quality of information that we all receive…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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QAnon influencer who spread conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19 dies after contracting the virus
"I'm exhausted and I have no, I'm very, very weak. I have no strength. I haven't eaten in four days…
Morgan Keith
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Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy in another change under Elon Musk's ownership
In yet another change around content moderation since Musk's takeover, Twitter is no longer enforci…
Britney Nguyen
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94% of Republicans believe or are unsure of at least 1 falsehood about COVID-19 or the vaccines
62% of Democrats and 79% of independents also either believe or are unsure about at least one commo…
Eliza Relman
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announces content advisory for podcast episodes discussing COVID-19
We know we have a critical role to play in supporting creator expression while balancing it with th…
Morgan Keith
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Joe Rogan interviewed a doctor who's been kicked off Twitter for misinformation. Doctors and scientists say it's time for Spotify to better police its podcasts.
270 experts in health and medicine signed an open letter stating Spotify's role in airing misinform…
Allana Akhtar
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Trump calls Twitter a 'disgrace to democracy' after the platform permanently banned Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading COVID-19 misinformation
Trump asked his supporters to leave both Twitter and Facebook, stating that the platforms are "a di…
Morgan Keith
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says Facebook suspended her account for 24 hours
"Facebook has joined Twitter in censoring me," Greene wrote in a Monday post on Gettr. "This is bey…
John L. Dorman
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YouTube announced a crackdown on anti-vaccine content, but 2 people from the 'Disinformation Dozen' are still on the platform
The Google-owned platform announced its expanded medical misinformation guidelines in a blog post o…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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The ivermectin battle isn't over: COVID-19 doctors are prescribing the drug in plain sight
Misinformation campaigns and hero complexes drive doctors to dole out ivermectin for COVID-19, desp…
Aria Bendix
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An Alabama couple who trashed vaccines on their YouTube channel died from COVID-19 within 3 weeks of each other
In one of the couple's last YouTube videos, Dusty Graham said the COVID vaccine was "technically no…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Jon Stewart said musicians like Neil Young pulling their music from Spotify is an 'overreaction' to Joe Rogan and a 'mistake'
"I think there are dishonest bad actors in the world, and identifying those is so much more importa…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Spotify CEO says Joe Rogan doesn't get special treatment even though he has a massive audience
"We're trying to balance creative expression with the safety of our users," said Spotify CEO, Danie…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Award-winning Spotify science podcast drops regular show to focus on countering misinformation spread by Joe Rogan and others on Spotify
Spotify's support of Rogan "has felt like a slap in the face," say the makers of the "Science Vs" p…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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How a prolific anti-vax doctor, known for endorsing claims that COVID-19 shots could make you magnetic, oversees a lucrative empire of junk science
Sherri Tenpenny burst into view when she falsely claimed the COVID-19 vaccine may make people magne…
Mia Jankowicz
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Harry and Meghan urge Spotify to stop COVID-19 misinformation from spreading on its platform
A spokesperson said the pair raised concerns with Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are mad…