Facebook’s Reshuffling of Data Tool Worries Researchers and Collaborators A reporter and columnist's findings raised flags over the platform's plans for CrowdTangle.
Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Echoes ‘Doctor’s Plot’ Rhetoric Cynical lies are undermining efforts to reach a population that has already been primed to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.
Wi Spa Weaponized Disinformation Campaign A viral video followed by far right protests and a brawl is being sold as authentically organized, but people involved are linked directly to known disinformation networks.
YouTube Reverses Course, Reinstates Watchdog Site Monitoring Conspiracists The media watchdog site Right Wing Watch (RWW) was reinstated onto YouTube after the platform initially removed its channel on June 28 2021 for unspecified reasons. “We are glad that by reinstating our account, YouTube recognizes our position that there is a world of difference between reporting on offensive activities and committing them,” site director […]
Conspiracists Seize on Study to Attack COVID-19 Mask Mandates A May 2021 "preprint" provided another round of fodder for attention-seeking conspiracy theorists.
Fox’s Tucker Carlson Pushes Conspiracy Theory Blaming FBI for Capitol Riot Legal experts have already shot down the far right host's attempt to downplay the January 2021 attack.
The ‘Critical Race Theory’ Coordinated Disinformation Campaign Vague insinuations and apocalyptic handwringing are sure signs of an inauthentically organized media strategy.
Foreign Influence Agents Goaded Trump Forums After U.S. Elections, Researchers Say Graphika's report finds that suspected Russian agents pushed 'Stop the Steal,' other anti-democratic narratives.
International Disinfo Machines Turning After State-Sponsored Kidnapping of Belarusian Journalist Botnets, professional trolls, and enablers are following what should be by now a very familiar pattern.
‘Safety’ App Citizen Pushes Users to ‘Bring Justice’ Against Wrong Man in L.A. Arson Probe A local official said involvement by users on the app could have been "disastrous."
