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Jul 25 2021
Analysis
The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online
The article that appeared online on Feb. 9 began with a seemingly innocuous question about the legal definition of vaccines. Then over its next 3,400 words, it declared coronavirus vaccines were “a medical fraud” and said the injections did not prevent infections, provide immunity or stop transmission of the disease.
Instead, the article claimed, the shots “alter your genetic coding,
New York Times (News)Mar 21 2024
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Dublin Students Create App To Combat Bias, Misinformation
DUBLIN, CA — Four Dublin High School students won second place in Congressman Mark DeSaulnier’s Congressional App Challenge with Politica AI , an extension and website that helps readers recognize political biases and misinformation in articles they read. DHS students Rohan Vij, Ayush Garg, Jimin Lim, and Mohit Varikuti used a large language model sensitive to existing media biases to create
Patch.comApr 09 2024
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R.I. official says GOP Senate candidate is spreading ‘misinformation’ about voter data
Morgan — one of two Republicans running for the seat held by Democratic US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse — posted a message on X on Thursday, saying, “Democrats wouldn’t work so hard to pervert our elections if they were confident the voters liked how they are running our state!” But Deputy Secretary of State Rob Rock is accusing Morgan of spreading “misinformation” about the Election
The Boston GlobeDec 04 2020
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Facebook says it will remove coronavirus vaccine misinformation.
Facebook on Thursday said it would remove posts that contain claims about Covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts, as the social network acts more aggressively to bat down coronavirus misinformation while falsehoods run rampant.
The move goes a step beyond how Facebook had handled misinformation about other kinds of vaccines. The company had previously made it
New York Times (News)Mar 29 2024
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Gov Noem Signs ‘Med Ed’ Bill to Combat Abortion Misinformation
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed a first-of-its-kind “Med Ed” bill this week designed to combat abortion misinformation and provide guidance to healthcare workers in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. The bill, HB 1224, was sponsored by state Reps. Taylor Rehfeldt, Jon Hansen, Oren Lesmeister, Sen. Erin Tobin, and 26 other lawmakers and establishes materials for medical
Breitbart NewsAug 17 2020
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Coronavirus Doctors Battle Another Scourge: Misinformation
An emergency room doctor in Illinois was accused in April of profiting from naming coronavirus as the cause of a patient’s death, a rumor spreading online.
An internist in New York treated a vomiting patient in May who drank a bleach mixture as part of a fake virus cure found on YouTube.
And in June a paramedic in Britain aided a clearly sick man who had refused to go to a
New York Times (News)Mar 18 2024
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: Did Jeffrey Epstein Kill Himself?
In August 2019, wealthy financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center of New York (MCC NY). Epstein was awaiting trial for federal charges of sex trafficking minors and facing up to 45 years in prison.
Allegedly found hanging in his cell, Epstein’s death was officially ruled a suicide by New York’s Chief Medical
Quinn PoseleyApr 02 2024
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DHS-tied ‘misinformation’ researcher personally advised Big Tech on content moderation
A left-wing researcher who chaired a since-dissolved Department of Homeland Security “misinformation” panel accused of facilitating censorship directly advised social media companies on content moderation policies, she testified to Congress behind closed doors.
Kate Starbird, a professor leading the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public to investigate “disinformation
Washington ExaminerApr 13 2020
Background
Misinformation related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
After the initial outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), conspiracy theories, misinformation, and disinformation emerged regarding the origin, scale, prevention, treatment, and other aspects of the disease.[1][2][3][4] Disinformation and misinformation can be spread through social media,[3][5] text messages,[6][7] as well as the state media of countries such as China, Iran and
WikipediaApr 05 2024
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Microsoft says a China-backed group is using AI misinformation to sway foreign elections
Microsoft is sounding the alarm about China’s use of AI to create misinformation campaigns and sway foreign elections. Microsoft Threat Intelligence released a report Friday saying that China “will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content that benefits their positions” ahead of high-profile elections in the U.S., South Korea, and India. The company’s team of cyberthreat experts
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