Former Downing Street communications director under Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, was forced to issue an apology after spreading false claims about Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination.
The South African president’s office vowed Wednesday to fight the “treasonous act of misinformation,” which it blames for spreading abroad what it considers false narratives about the persecution of white Afrikaners.
On Monday’s broadcast of Boston NPR affiliate WBUR’s “On Point,” host Meghna Chakrabarti said that she wanted to do an analysis of the Great Barrington Declaration, but one of her colleagues said, “we cannot talk about it, that even talking
During a portion of an interview with Portland, Maine ABC affiliate Channel 8 WMTW released on Thursday, Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) said that the opposition to allowing biological men to play women’s sports “is driven, in large part, by a
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has received substantial criticism for its lack of accountability; many may not be aware that it was also one of the chief promoters of censorship.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Washington Post Associate Editor and MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart discussed a candidate forum for the candidates running for DNC chair that he hosted earlier in the week and stated that his main takeaway from the forum
Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country’s communications minister said Sunday.
Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom are set to summon American businessman Elon Musk to appear before an inquiry into social media’s supposed role in the anti-mass migration protests following the stabbing spree in Southport.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) stated that “People are going to find out and realize that everything he said he’s going to do, he’s actually going to do. And it’s unfortunate, with the amount of
During an interview with CBS on Thursday, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) declared that “I don’t believe that Joe Biden has been anything but successful as a president,” but many people didn’t feel his “great” economy and wondered if they were
The leftist Labour Party government in Britain is facing accusations of a cover-up amid reports that senior officials were aware that the suspect in the mass stabbing at a children’s dance party in Southport could face terror charges for weeks.
The Biden administration’s “climate envoy” John Kerry took heat recently for his comments about the First Amendment at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in 2022 that there is “no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech.”
Kamala Harris and her VP pick Tim Walz pushed the false framing of Republican Sen. JD Vance’s statement on shootings despite the Associated Press engendering backlash earlier.
A Pakistani judge on Monday acquitted a man who was charged with spreading misinformation about the Southport stabbing in England.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) referred to a crude sex joke based on a fake meme to make fun of rival Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) during a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Amanpour,” Biden Campaign Adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms blamed President Joe Biden slipping in the polls with black voters on the “social media slow drip with disinformation and misinformation happening from January of 2020.” Host
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Biden Campaign Co-Chair Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that he’s worried that the mainstream media repeating “the misinformation, the disinformation, the stuff that’s happened on social media” “rather than explaining exactly what’s happening,”
The Stanford Internet Observatory, a research center studying “online misinformation” and a prominent part of what Stephen Miller calls the “censorship-industrial complex,” is on the brink of shutting down due to mounting political and legal pressures, as well as dwindling staff and funding.
Joan Donovan, a supposed expert on “misinformation” and former research director at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center, has been accused of spreading misinformation about her departure from the once prestigious institution.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that he’s “very concerned” about the rise of misinformation on social media as we approach the election and stated that “Congress still hasn’t done anything. That is a
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said he is concerned about foreign election interference in the form of cyberattacks, spreading conspiracy theories, setting up fake events to incite violence or hiring
The first-of-its-kind “Med Ed” bill is designed to combat abortion misinformation and provide guidance to healthcare workers.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Biden Campaign Co-Chair Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that the Biden campaign doesn’t have problems if they get enough help from the media and “we are at the mercy of people reporting
The Associated Press is suggesting that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is interfering in U.S. immigration politics to help block U.S. military aid for Ukraine’s war with Russia.
Texas billionaire Josh Arnold joined the board of Meta, the parent company of Facebook; Arnold has donated millions of dollars to organizations dedicated to combatting “disinformation,” which often ends up stifling free speech.
Big Tech has a plan to use AI to create a “healthy information ecosystem” just in time for the 2024 election.
During an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) responded to concerns that having government agencies contact social media companies about misinformation could infringe on free speech by stating that
On Friday’s broadcast of ABC’s “GMA3,” Biden 2024 Campaign Co-Chair Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) blamed President Joe Biden’s poor numbers among young black voters on “a lot of misinformation going on out here. There are a lot of things being
During an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday, Biden 2024 Campaign Co-Chair Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said that President Joe Biden “has delivered for the American people in such a way that nobody seems to grasp.” And that Biden “can be a
A recent investigation has revealed troubling issues with Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Copilot, disseminating misinformation and conspiracy theories related to elections. In one case, researchers asked the AI chatbot about corruption allegations against a Swiss lawmaker which the platform immediately responded with details and sources on, but there was just one problem — the AI had “hallucinated” the charges and supporting information. In other words, it made the charges up.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), whose executive director celebrated the October 7 Hamas terror attack, is already citing President Joe Biden’s erroneous claim to donors on Tuesday that Israel engages in “indiscriminate bombing.”
The House Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability will hold a hearing on Wednesday, December 13, titled “Censorship Laundering Part II: Preventing the Department of Homeland Security’s Silencing of Dissent” on DHS efforts to censor Americans online.
During an interview with One America News’ “In Focus,” Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life author and Director of Research at Peter Schweizer’s Government Accountability Institute Seamus Bruner argued that not only
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” former Defense Secretary and former CIA Director Leon Panetta responded to questions on whether he regrets signing a letter that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation knowing what he knows
An Instagram account called “Muslim Daily” (muslim.daily) claims that the “pro-israeli [sic] Zionist propaganda machine” is lying about the mass shooting of Israeli civilians at a rave in southern Israel on Saturday during the Palestinian Hamas terrorist attack, as well as other claims.
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President Joe Biden lied in social media posts about the questions posed to Republican presidential candidates in Wednesday night’s first primary debate, creating a false set of questions in a fake video.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) stated that people have negative views of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy because they haven’t gotten over their feelings from “the last year of the Trump
The U.N. unveiled an “automated” fact-checking service to counter disinformation in a project with Big-Tech and Soros-funded organisations.
