Prosecutors claim that a ‘boogaloo’ killed two cops. What’s a boogaloo?
The boogaloo movement is associated with a distinctive look and discordant politics. In April,...
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Social media platforms are profiting from COVID-19 misinformation: Nancy Pelosi
Social media platforms have exploited the health of their users by profiting from insidious...
George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) held a forum on scams...
Online Disinformation and COVID-19
George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) held a forum on...
Pelosi calls on advertisers to pressure social media platforms over misinformation
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday urged advertisers to pressure social media...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., encouraged companies that advertise on social media to use their...
Pelosi, Cicilline to take aim at social media
Top Democratic lawmakers are expected to tear into social media companies’ efforts to combat online...
Lawmakers, Doctors Host COVID-19 Social Media Disinformation Forum
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, as well as other lawmakers and doctors, took part in a...
A preprint study published by researchers at George Washington University presents evidence...
'Slap them down' or hear them out: How to handle misinformation 'superspreaders'?
Almost as disturbing as the heat maps showing official death rates from COVID-19 every night on the...