‘You Will Fail’: White House Claims Resurrect Bogus Accusations Against Obama, Clinton
A White House press secretary’s claim that Trump administration staffers were trolled was quickly rejected.
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UK’s Conservative Party’s Communications Team Briefly Rebrands to Mislead Public
The Twitter account @CCHQPress switched its name and logo to mimic a fact-checking site.
‘Your Page is at Risk of Being Unpublished’ Facebook Warning
Page administrators reported receiving warnings en masse from the social network.
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.
Who Runs ‘Journalist Excellence Worldwide’?
On Facebook and Twitter, “Journalist Excellence Worldwide” pages are racking up rage-bait engagement — while simultaneously spreading white supremacist and neo-Nazi dogwhistles.
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.
‘This Isn’t About Free Expression’: Twitter Chief Dorsey Announces Ban on Political Ads
The policy is expected to go into effect in November 2019.
Facebook ‘News’ Service to Include ‘Diverse’ Category, Sites Associated With White Nationalism
“I cannot fathom what Facebook is thinking,” one expert said of the move.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Grills Facebook Chief Executive Officer Over Fact-Checking, Political Ads
“So you won’t take down lies or you will take down lies?” the Democratic Congresswoman asked Mark Zuckerberg.
