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The spread of Ukraine misinformation on Indian Twitter has made its government's difficult position on Russia more bearable
Indian PM Narendra Modi was criticized over his handling of students trapped in Ukraine. Pro-Russia…
Charu Kasturi
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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…
Sam Tabahriti
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X has been slower to act on the misinformation that's swamped the platform after Elon Musk cut hundreds of trust and safety workers
Posts sharing misinformation videos on the Israel-Gaza war continue to circulate X despite being fl…
Jyoti Mann
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An old video has surfaced of Sen. Rand Paul telling students that spreading misinformation is a 'great tactic'
The Kentucky senator admits in the 2013 video he would "sometimes spread misinformation" to college…
Cheryl Teh
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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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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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Facebook executive blames 'individual humans' for the spread of misinformation, saying they choose what to believe and what to share
People "choose to believe or not believe a thing. They are the ones who choose to share or not shar…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A doctored headline claiming Julia Fox went 'goblin mode' was cited by outlets including Vogue, showing how easily fake news can spread
The Twitter user who made the fake headline told Insider she was shocked when news outlets cited he…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Facebook may restrict accounts that repeatedly spread misinformation
Misinformation on social media is a raging issue
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TikTokers are telling viewers to drink or bathe in borax to achieve 'detox' or weight loss. Doctors say the trend is dangerous and misinformed.
TikTokers say they are drinking and bathing in borax to help with inflammation and weight loss. Doc…
Aimee Pearcy
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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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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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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell returns to Twitter after he was permanently banned in 2021 for spreading election misinformation
The new account comes just days after Elon Musk bought the company, a takeover rife with speculatio…
Bethany Biron
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Elon Musk's next headache after Tesla's earnings flop could be users ditching X over Israel-Hamas misinformation, Nobel economist Paul Krugman says
The spread of misinformation about the conflict in the Middle East could be a "tipping point" for X…
George Glover
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Suspect arrested in connection to a bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital after viral TikToks spread misinformation about its gender-affirming care
Boston Children's Hospital has been the target of a "sustained harassment campaign" for its gender-…
Lloyd Lee
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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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Facebook has no idea how far COVID-19 vaccine misinformation has spread.
Facebook data scientists told the New York Times that they asked the company for help to measure mi…
Katie Canales
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Robert Kennedy Jr's anti-vaccine group was banned from Facebook and Instagram for spreading misinformation. Here's a look at years of Kennedy's controversial claims.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York in 2017 for a meeting with Pr…
Travis Clark
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Ukrainians have united in an effort to fight misinformation and spread facts about the war with ads on websites in Russia and Belarus
"Crisis management in the Ukrainian ad industry is unique," said MGID Chief Marketing Officer Nicko…
Lara O'Reilly
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A viral video that claimed to show a CNN team staging a rocket attack in Israel was fake. It's being slammed as another case of misinformation on Elon Musk's X.
A CNN spokesperson said the audio was "inaccurate and irresponsibly distorts the reality of the mom…