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Nov 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
How Campaigns and the Media Manipulate You on Election Day
Election Day is finally here, and a year of partisan energy is coming to a crescendo. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the flood of messaging — and tricked into thinking the stakes are higher than they might be.
Campaigns want votes. Thus, as Election Day approaches, campaign managers and field organizers have one goal: get their voters to go to the polls, and get their opponent’s
Multiple Writers - Mixed
Jan 04 2022
Opinion
News organizations should not air Trump's lies about January 6 live
Former President Donald Trump announced a press event on the anniversary of the January 6 attack. Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters, issued the following warning to news organizations:
Donald Trump’s January 6 press event should be recognized for what it is: an opportunity for Trump to lie to downplay the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and set up his 2024
Media Matters
Nov 30 2020
News
Republican Georgia Secretary Of State Slams ‘Dishonest Actors’ For ‘Misleading’ POTUS On Dominion
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger held a press conference Monday in which he tore into “dishonest actors” who he said are misleading President Donald Trump and his supporters on allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.
Raffensperger gave an update on Georgia’s recount process and said the results should be announced Wednesday. He further stated that voters should have “
The Daily Caller
Jan 27 2022
Analysis
Why Spotify can’t afford to lose Joe Rogan
You’ve probably seen this by now, but to catch you up if not: On Monday, Neil Young issued an ultimatum to Spotify: keep Joe Rogan or me. It can’t have both on the service.
“I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines — potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” he wrote in a now-deleted letter, according to
The Verge
Aug 01 2018
News
Shadowy Facebook account led to real-life Trump protests
At least three of the events co-organized on Facebook by a group the company now thinks was part of a coordinated disinformation network appear to have been held, and to have been attended by hundreds of people.
The Hill
Oct 24 2021
Opinion
DeSantis' surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, is spreading Covid vaccine misinfo
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial decision to appoint as his surgeon general a doctor who previously likened Covid-19 vaccination efforts to a misguided “religion” is emerging as a potentially powerful weapon for his Covid denialism.
DeSantis has tried to walk a careful line on the vaccine — acknowledging its safety, while also over-emphasizing monoclonal antibodies as
MSNBC
Jan 24 2022
News
US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount
The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.
The department told the dependents of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv that they must leave the country. It also said that non-essential embassy staff could leave Ukraine at government expense.
The move
Associated Press
Jan 18 2022
Background
The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof
The science of climate change is more solid and widely agreed upon than you might think. But the scope of the topic, as well as rampant disinformation, can make it hard to separate fact from fiction. Here, we’ve done our best to present you with not only the most accurate scientific information, but also an explanation of how we know it.
Climate change is often cast as a prediction made
New York Times (News)
Oct 23 2020
Opinion
As Hunter Associate Steps Forward, NBC Still Claims Story ‘Unverified’
NBC chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson was a grade-A fake news sprayer Thursday night, just before the debate as NBC Nightly News was the only evening newscast still desperately trying to defend Joe Biden for the Hunter Biden scandal laptop scandal. She continued to push the long-debunked claim that the emails were “unverified” and just “a foreign disinformation campaign,” the same
NewsBusters
Jan 10 2022
Opinion
It's Dangerous to Allow Politicians and Officials to Decide What Constitutes 'Truth'
It's no secret that governments worldwide are increasingly hostile to scrutiny of their conduct. But, at a moment when too many media outlets see their role as working with the state to reinforce official narratives, one advocate of press freedom reminds us that the struggle isn't over the "disinformation" and "misinformation" called out by opportunistic politicians, it's over control of
Reason