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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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An American fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges has been extradited to the US
Nicholas Rossi, who also went by the names Nicholas Alahverdian and Arthur Knight, was caught in Gl…
Polly Thompson
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Feds: A man accused of peddling fake COVID vaccine cards told an undercover agent he sold to Olympians
"I mean, these things are gold," a Colorado businessman told an undercover agent, bragging about th…
C. Ryan Barber
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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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Amazon and Nike are among major brands advertising on websites that spread COVID-19 misinformation, report says
Amazon services ads, along with those from other major companies, were found on more than 30 sites …
Zahra Tayeb
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Mark Meadows called reports on his book 'fake news' after Trump said it was fake news
Meadows' book said Trump tested positive, then negative, before debating Biden in person. Trump sai…
Sinéad Baker
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A trainee police officer admitted drawing red lines on his at-home COVID-19 test to fake a positive result and get time off work
It was "clear that the test had been manually altered with drawn red lines," a UK police misconduct…
Stephen Jones
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Buyers and sellers of fake vaccine cards have flocked to messaging app Telegram, which has reportedly seen a 200% increase in sales since March
Sales are moving onto platforms where it's easier for people to find and purchase the cards illegal…
Emily Walsh,Francis Agustin
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Instagram gossip blog with 2.8 million followers that said Queen Elizabeth had died is doubling down, claiming a retraction was 'fake news'
The account claimed it had a source from the "Royal Kingdom." No news outlet has reported such news…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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COVID-19 and the fake news fiasco
Taking cognizance of the fact that fake news can be as harmful as Coronavirus itself, the governmen…
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500 chatbots read the news and discussed it on social media. Guess how that went.
Scientists built a fake Twitter and filled it with 500 bots. Then they sat back and watched.
Adam Rogers
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I bust fake news for Snopes. Here's how I spot viral hoaxes, photoshops, 'deepfakes,' and misinformation.
With training and a careful eye, social media users can help stop the spread of false information —…
Madison Dapcevich
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Televangelist Jim Bakker was ordered to pay $156,000 for touting the 'Silver Solution,' a fake COVID cure that contains a dangerous ingredient
People who bought the "Silver Solution" from Jim Bakker between February 12 and March 10 last year …
Cheryl Teh
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A right-wing panic over a high school's 'race based grading system' had its roots in a 'pink slime' news outlet
While a presentation called on educators to explore "equitable" grading practices, it did not sugge…
Connor Perrett
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Italian police arrested nurses who they say faked COVID-19 shots for anti-vaxxers by emptying doses in cotton gauze and trashcans instead of their arms
A video tweeted by Palermo police appears to show a 58-year-old woman draining syringes into tissue…
Matthew Loh
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NFL star Antonio Brown suspended for 'misrepresenting' vaccine status after being accused of using fake card
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown was suspended for three games without pay on Thurs…
Kelly McLaughlin,Scott Davis
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Since January, there's been a 300% spike in dark net ads for COVID vaccines, fake vaccine cards, and fake test results
Check Point Research found ads for products ranging from $25 negative coronavirus tests to $1,000 v…
Aleeya Mayo
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Antonio Brown is accused of getting a fake COVID-19 vaccine card before the start of the NFL season
Antonio Brown's lawyer told NFL.com the Buccaneers player is vaccinated against COVID-19, but it re…
Kelly McLaughlin,Azmi Haroun
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An NFL agent estimates that 10% to 15% of players have a fake vaccine card
"I think it is a lot more common than people realize," an NFL agent told The Defector about possibl…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Manhattan prosecutors charge 13 people, including healthcare workers, with buying fake COVID vaccine cards from 'AntiVaxMomma' Instagram
Prosecutors allege Jasmine Clifford, who ran the Instagram page @AntiVaxMomma, sold 250 fake CDC va…