Conspiracy Theorist Roger Stone Is Latest Trump Associate to be Convicted
Stone purportedly asked Infowars host Alex Jones for a presidential pardon before being found guilty of lying to Congress.
Report: Coordinated Russian Disinformation Could Be ‘Significantly Impactful’
Operatives managed to place content in more than a hundred separate outlets during a five-year span.
Archived Tweets Show Bolivian Interim President Smearing Indigenous ‘Satanists’
Photographs and screengrabs of tweets purportedly from Jeanine Añez swirled following the announcement she would take power.
Lawmaker Brings World War II Discharge Letter to Light Online
Rep. Tom Malinowski said a constituent shared with him Gen. J.M. Wainwright’s message to troops after the war.
Congress ‘Rejects’ Social Security Increase: Facebook Users Regurgitate Bogus Claim
A long-running falsehood about social security payouts continues to be spread online.
Facebook Claims We’re ‘Clickbait.’ And It Won’t Explain Why.
The platform uses an opaque process to determine which sites have less reach there — and they’re not revealing anything about it.
Canadian School Falsely Accused of Suspending Student Over ‘Rainbow Poppy’
A conservative political candidate posted a “bulletin” from the student that was demeaning toward LGBTQ communities.
‘No Escape From Telephones’: Pacific Bell Chief’s 1953 Prediction Sees New Life Online
A speech from Mark R. Sullivan foresaw what has become the new norm for phone users.
Lyft’s Unclear Terms of Service for Sexual Assault Survivors
Social media users highlighted an apparent discrepancy in the company’s policy.
Bogus ‘Energy Saver’ Boxes Continue Targeting Online Shoppers
Devices matching “Ökowatt” have been exposed as frauds as far back as 2011.
