Ellen Ochoa Elementary Bomb Threats
Misleadingly edited social media content led to two separate bomb threats aimed at an Oklahoma school in August 2023 — as public institutions are increasingly targeted by far right disinformation purveyors.
Misleadingly edited social media content led to two separate bomb threats aimed at an Oklahoma school in August 2023 — as public institutions are increasingly targeted by far right disinformation purveyors.
Workers involved in “content reviews” were reportedly the most affected.
A rapidly changing search landscape led to a satirical tweet (“memento homo”) being presented by Google as a citation for a falsehood in June 2023.
In June 2023, YouTube issued a policy statement on 2020 election “misinformation,” what it calls disinformation.
The fact-checking and debunking world is drastically underfunded and under-resourced — and that’s just the English-language platforms.
Did you know that Facebook gives creators bonuses for “Reels” engagement?
House freshman Rep.-elect George Santos (R) appeared to use a white supremacist hand signal during a vote for House Speaker.
The potential for hybrid threats lurk in every disaster and narrative in a world being reshaped by a changing climate, but their malign influence can be stopped or slowed with some effort from the public at large.
A November 2022 Imgur post depicted political advertising disguised as a regional fake newspaper.
In late August 2022, Donald Trump began a posting blitz on his embattled Truth Social app.