Pope Francis called for truth. The internet answered with deepfakes. His 2018 message warned of disinformation's dangers. Then he became one of its most viral victims. April 25, 2025 Katie Sanders
Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about โAmuseโ Amuse built a massive following by pushing false claims, earning attention from Elon Musk, RFK Jr. and other high-profile conservatives April 1, 2025 Madison Czopek
Russian influence operations intensified ahead of Election Day. Officials expect it to continue. The US government responded swiftly to election falsehoods. But experts said the threat of foreign influence operations was unlikely to end soon. November 11, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Election misinformation is rampant. Hereโs how to avoid it The US elections are secure. And if you see a post that says otherwise, use these media literacy skills to get the facts. November 5, 2024 Alex Mahadevan
Opinion | X marks the spot for lots of misinformation Elon Musk seemingly spends his days coming up with new ways to use his social media platform as a toy for misinformation and divisiveness September 20, 2024 Tom Jones
Itโs easy to find misinformation on social media. Itโs even easier on X. A platform that used to downgrade hoaxes, conspiracy theories and false claims has become one where even the boss now spreads the stuff September 19, 2024 Angela Fu
Opinion | A South Florida newspaper refused to publish a political candidateโs โmyths and falsehoodsโ โWe wish to publish all candidate questionnaires, but as a trusted media source, we cannot knowingly publish these falsehoods.โ September 17, 2024 Tom Jones
โCheap fakeโ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 electionโs center stage โCheap fakeโ videos of Biden that have been selectively edited or taken out of context have flooded social media and are the subject of political spin June 24, 2024 Sara Swann
Opinion | Structural problems with tech platforms prevent fact-checkers from focusing on harm and virality Information integrity wonโt improve without urgent changes to how fact-checkers do their work June 24, 2024 Baybars รrsek
Q&A: Jane Lytvynenko on disinformation and how journalists can navigate an increasingly cloudy social media landscape The pioneering reporter in the disinformation space will host a webinar about investigating Telegram on April 4. March 28, 2024 A. Dvorak
Whatโs next for Plandemic? A musical. โIt was a good reminder that there is a very strong amount of financial support for even the wackiest far-right, anti-vax ideasโ March 28, 2024 Angela Fu
Thereโs no evidence of a cyberattack in the Baltimore bridge crash Officials are still investigating why the cargo ship lost power before it slammed into Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge March 28, 2024 Jeff Cercone
Opinion | Welcome to Willyโs AI catastrophe Many are worried about drastic societal changes brought about by AI, but the misuse of Willy Wonka and Selena Gomez showed other terrible use cases February 29, 2024 Tony Elkins
A global rise in government-led fact-checking initiatives cause concern, worries of misuse Fact-checkers and academics worry the trend could jeopardize independent initiatives and access to accurate information February 8, 2024 Elias Meseret
A fake Joe Biden robocall in New Hampshire is telling Democrats not to vote in the primary It is fabricated and not an authentic recording of Biden. The New Hampshire attorney general said the call seems to be artificially generated. January 23, 2024 Amy Sherman