Tag: Misinformation And Disinformation

Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized after being attacked at his San Francisco home Friday.

Alex Jones was ordered to pay $965 million to people affected by his false reporting about the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is currently one of the most highly contested pieces of legislation on the books, largely due to its vast consequences on the way we are interact with the internet. Explore the various perspectives of those that want to revoke, reform, or leave alone, Section 230.

Both sides are concerned about democracy being under threat — but often for very different reasons.

The University of Chicago Institute of Politics recently released data that shines light on the state of political polarization and discourse in the nation.

There is broad disagreement about what deserves to be called “fake news.”

Despite a lack of evidence, the claim showed up in Trump’s impeachment proceedings and was repeated by President Joe Biden months later.

Almost immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic began, people speculated about how it started. Most of this focused on China, where the pandemic began, and specifically on the city of Wuhan.

Amid news of Bill and Melinda Gates getting a divorce , rumors are swirling about Bill’s connections to convicted sex offender and high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The two met multiple times, with Gates even flying once on Epstein’s private plane. While this fact has invited tons...