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Jan 05 2024
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‘Misinformation’ about McDonald’s Israel-Hamas war stance is hurting sales: CEO
The top executive at McDonald’s said that “misinformation” about the company’s position on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has hurt sales in the Middle East and in Muslim countries worldwide.
Chris Kempczinski, the president and CEO of McDonald’s, acknowledged on Thursday that “several markets in the Middle East and some outside the region are experiencing a meaningful business impact due
New York Post (News)Dec 18 2023
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EU opens investigation into Musk's X over Israel-Hamas war misinformation
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, is being investigated by the European Union over allegations that it breached Europe's highly restrictive laws on online speech while addressing misinformation related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The European Commission announced on Monday that it was opening an investigation into whether X had broken the Digital Services Act, which holds Big Tech
Washington ExaminerOct 18 2023
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Gaza Hospital Blast Sets Off Flood Of Misinformation
Palestinian authorities and medical providers reported that the explosion, which took place at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, killed hundreds of people, though the exact figure is unclear. No one took credit for the strike: Gazan officials blamed an Israeli airstrike, and Israel faulted a misfired rocket from the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The United States has said its current
HuffPostMar 05 2021
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Controlling the spread of misinformation
Misinformation on COVID-19 is so pervasive that even some patients dying from the disease still say it’s a hoax. In March 2020, nearly 30% of U.S. adults believed the Chinese government created the coronavirus as a bioweapon (Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 263, 2020) and in June, a quarter believed the outbreak was intentionally planned by people in power (Pew Research Center, 2020).
American Psychological AssociationMar 13 2024
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Indiana dashboard adds 32 COVID deaths, 2,274 more cases of coronavirus in 2 weeks
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Indiana Department of Health has released new COVID-19 data on the state’s coronavirus dashboard. The data was collected through Tuesday, March 12. The state’s dashboard is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Indiana’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 26,367 on Tuesday from 26,335 on Feb. 27. That’s an increase of 32. Since Jan. 2, when the state reported 25,978 deaths, Indiana
Wish TVDec 22 2023
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NBC ‘Misinformation’ Reporter Gets Dragged for Downplaying Claudine Gay Plagiarism Scandal
As the in-house ‘misinformation’ expert at NBC, Ben Collins peddles enough falsehoods to kill a fully grown African bull elephant. On Thursday when Ben took to X (formerly Twitter) to whine that some media outlets were actually covering the plagiarism scandal plaguing Harvard president Claudine Gay, commentators from across the political spectrum united to rake him over the coals. Collins’s
NewsBustersOct 09 2023
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Misinformation about Israel and Hamas is spreading on social media
As one of the largest invasions in 50 years unfolded on the streets, sea and skies over Israel, misinformation about the assault proliferated on social media.
In one instance, a widely circulated video of an Israeli airstrike was said to show a retaliation to Saturday's surprise attack by Palestinian group Hamas, which has left hundreds dead.
“BREAKING: Israeli Air Force is
NBC News (Online)Jan 16 2024
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Blue State Hired AI Company To Track Election ‘Misinformation.’ It Routinely Flagged Conservative Opinions
Oregon’s Secretary of State recruited an artificial intelligence firm to monitor social media for “threats” to election security as part of a program that frequently flagged conservative opinions, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Throughout the 2022 midterm election cycle, the firm Logically AI sent state officials weekly “misinformation” reports that
The Daily CallerNov 07 2023
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: Unpacking Paul Pelosi False Flag Theories
What happened to Paul Pelosi
On October 28, 2022, Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer. The incident was quickly covered by left-rated and right-rated media outlets, and its sensational nature fueled bias and misinformation across the media spectrum.
Police released footage showing Paul and David DePape, the man
Ethan HorowitzAug 26 2022
Fact Check
Correcting Misinformation About Dr. Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci has announced that in December he will step down from his positions as chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden and as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and its laboratory of immunoregulation.
Fauci has worked for the National Institutes of Health since 1968 and has been the director of NIAID since 1984. In that time, he has advised
FactCheck.org