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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, a top foil for Democrats who pledged to only serve for two terms, will run for reelection to a third
The development gives Republicans their preferred candidate in the hotly-contested swing state and …
John L. Dorman
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene urges Republicans to leave Twitter and says the platform 'attacked our country as a whole' by banning her
Twitter permanently banned the far-right lawmaker from its platform for spreading COVID-19 misinfor…
Oma Seddiq
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Facebook hit back at Biden, saying the White House is looking for 'scapegoats for missing their vaccine goals'
Biden said Facebook is "killing people" with misinformation weeks after the White House missed its …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Holocaust survivors demand that Tucker Carlson, GOP lawmakers, and anti-vaccine activists stop comparing their ordeal to COVID-19 mandates and restrictions
For Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivors of Hitler's genocide told Insider that they want anti-vaxx…
Joshua Zitser
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Doctors debunk celebrity claims that the COVID-19 vaccine causes infertility and affects pregnancies
Doctors say there's no data that supports the claim that COVID-19 vaccines affect fertility or the …
Kelly Burch
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Howard Stern tells Joe Rogan to apologize for COVID-19 misinformation and publicly endorse the vaccine
The radio host told Rogan that he should tell his fans: "I'm wrong, and go get the vaccine before y…
Patrick Sproull
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Arkansas jail inmates say they were unknowingly given unproven COVID-19 treatment ivermectin: 'They were running experiments on us'
"We never knew that they were running experiments on us, giving us ivermectin. We never knew that,"…
Katie Balevic
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6 times Joe Rogan promoted COVID-19 misinformation on his podcast
Doctors are imploring Spotify to crack down on misinformation after Rogan's podcast featured a cont…
Gabby Landsverk
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COVID-19 conspiracy groups could pivot to pushing climate change misinformation in 2022, experts warn
Conspiracy theorists who mislead about vaccines and lockdowns will "frame" climate policy as a "los…
Joshua Zitser
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The baby of an unvaccinated woman who died of COVID-19 after giving birth was baptized at her mother's funeral
Samantha Willis, a care worker from Northern Ireland, was not vaccinated because she was advised to…
Sophia Ankel
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'Covid-22' went viral on Twitter, but it's just a misleading nickname for a hypothetical phase of the pandemic
An immunologist's comments about 'Covid-22,' his nickname for a hypothetical future phase of COVID-…
Andrea Michelson,Kieran Press…
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Laura Ingraham clapped in celebration while reporting that Gen. Mark Milley, a target for Trump fans, has COVID-19
Milley has long been a hate figure for Trump supporters, and Ingraham seized on news of his COVID-1…
Tom Porter
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Sherri Tenpenny, leading 'disinformation dozen' anti-vaxxer, described having COVID-19 symptoms and getting on planes
Dr Sherri Tenpenny said she got ill after "serious COVID exposures," over the summer and fall, duri…
Mia Jankowicz
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Nicki Minaj's vaccine tweets were the latest test of social media's imperfect system for stopping misinformation's spread
The White House has pointed to online misinformation as a roadblock to getting more Americans vacci…
Allana Akhtar
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Nicki Minaj told her 157M followers on Instagram that she was locked in 'Twitter jail.' Twitter denies it.
The rapper has been accused of making false or misleading claims on social media related to the COV…
Emily Walsh
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Florida school reverses 30-day stay-at-home order for vaccinated kids - a policy based on false claims about the COVID-19 shot
A Florida private school that drew controversy after saying vaccinated students must stay home for …
Hilary Brueck
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Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for spreading COVID-19 misinformation
"We permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinforma…
Yelena Dzhanova,John L. Dorman
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Spotify investor demands report on platform's content-policing rules amid Joe Rogan COVID-19 misinformation and racism fallout
Thomas DiNapoli, head of New York state's $270 billion pension fund, made the demand in a letter to…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump-backed Republican, eyeing bid for Pennsylvania governor's office, falsely suggests COVID-19 vaccines are not true vaccines
State Sen. Doug Mastriano, who pushed false claims about the 2020 election, said, "I guess I should…
Charles Davis
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Utah's Republican governor said anti-vaccine rhetoric from some on the right is 'literally killing their supporters'
Gov. Spencer Cox said there are "talking heads who have gotten the vaccine and are telling other pe…