Facebook’s Zuckerberg Falsely Tells Lawmakers ‘We Don’t Allow’ Disinformation in Ads The tech CEO did not mention that political ads were not subject to fact-checking labels.
Ohio Mom Shaina Bell’s Arrest for Working Without Childcare Leads to Viral Outcry, a Popular GoFundMe A suspended GoFundMe campaign was not authorized by Bell; she validated a separate active campaign as legitimate.
Trump’s Disinformation Spree After Losing Election Propelled by Social Media After losing the presidential election to Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden, Donald Trump first spread several baseless conspiracy theories before denying the results of the election outright.
Are the #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd Hashtags Banned on TikTok? The video platform blamed a technical error for the apparent removal of the tags.
‘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.
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.
Maxine Waters: Next Supreme Court Justice Should Be an Illegal Immigrant-Fiction! False claims that Maxine Waters called for an 'illegal immigrant' to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court are based on a digitally-altered image.
Bushes Baked Beans Issues Recall-Outdated! Bush's Baked Beans issued a recall in July 2017, and it re-circulated on social media in June 2018.
Photo Shows What Tick Eggs Look Like-Fiction! A photo of small black larvae has been misidentified as a tick nest on social media. Actual tick larvae are much smaller and translucent, however.
Did Mark Zuckerberg Announce That He Will Close Facebook? A "shallowfake" April Fool's video still spread online years later, foreshadowing the danger of deeper distortions.
