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The exclusive online livestream for the second Republican presidential debate, which will feature Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, will take place on Rumble —mim an alternative video-sharing platform that has been criticized for allowing far-right extremism, bigotry, election disinformation and conspiracy theories.
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Anyone who's online and shares information plays some role in shaping whether falsehoods gain traction. Here's some advice on how to share responsibly.
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Positive messaging about democratic values like freedom and unity seems to have a meaningful effect on whether voters say they trust voting results.
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The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.
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Facebook parent company Meta says it has uncovered Russian efforts to undermine trust in the Ukrainian government and to hack Ukrainian military officials and journalists using social media.
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The 24-hour Facebook suspension came a day after Twitter permanently suspended the Republican's personal account on that platform.
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Facebook disabled the academics' accounts and blocked their access to its platform, saying they had violated its terms of service by collecting data about political ads.
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An examination of falsehoods aired by Miami's Spanish-language stations after January's Capitol riot raises larger questions about their corrosive effects.
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The majority of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on social media trace back to just a handful of influential figures. So why don't the companies just shut them down?
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Renee Ekwoge says false and misleading videos on YouTube have changed her dad. What was once a strong, loving relationship has been corrupted, she says, by conspiratorial YouTube videos.
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While false conspiracies aren't new, experts say their reach is spreading – accelerated by social media, encouraged by former President Trump, and weaponized in a way that is unprecedented.