Facebook bans anti-vaccination ads but not antivax posts
Facebook says it will ban ads on its platform that discourage vaccinations — with an exception carved...
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Fact check: False claim that Pelosi drunk in 2016 photo with Obama
In August, USA TODAY debunked a viral video that was selectively edited and slowed in an...
As false info hits 'boiling point,' ads warn US voters
Verify before you share. Falsehoods spread faster than facts.
This is part of the advice given...
The COVID-19 Vaccine Protest Movement Is Far Ahead of the Vaccine Itself
“Today Berlin is again the front against totalitarianism,” Robert F. Kennedy crowed on a warm and...
'Anti-Vaxx' Movement Shifts Focus to Civil Liberties
Facebook chatter from the anti-vaccination movement now frames the issue as one of civil liberties, a...
The pandemic is amplifying the U.S. anti-vaccine movement — and globalizing it
The coronavirus crisis is energizing America’s anti-vaccine movement and expanding its reach.
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How Pinterest beat back vaccine misinformation — and what Facebook could learn from its approach
The battle over misinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic has pitted health experts, parts of the...
Russia’s not so little election helpers
Investigations by news organizations, US intelligence agencies, the Republican-led...
IDDP Director Joins Major Study of Facebook’s Effect on Elections
An independent group of scholars including the George Washington University’s Rebekah Tromble will team...
Trump Team Pushes Social Media Limits As Election Looms
A message saying you "won't be safe" in Joe Biden's America. The former vice president shown "sleeping...