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Feb 05 2021
News
Sen. Warner to unveil bill reining in Section 230, seeking to help users fight back against real-world harm
Sen. Mark R. Warner is set to introduce a bill that could hold Facebook, Google and other tech giants more directly accountable when viral posts and videos result in real-world harm.
The measure is dubbed the Safe Tech Act, and it marks the latest salvo from congressional lawmakers against Section 230. The decades-old federal rules help facilitate free expression online, but Democrats
Washington PostJul 30 2020
News
Doctors behind viral COVID-19 misinformation video met with Vice President Pence
A group of doctors who participated in an event on the steps of the Supreme Court — a viral video of which was taken down the next day by social media companies for spreading disinformation about the coronavirus — met with Vice President Mike Pence, according to Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, an influential far-right group that organized the event.
A video of
Yahoo NewsApr 24 2020
News
China rejects call for probe into origins of disease
A top diplomat in the UK, Chen Wen told the BBC the demands were politically motivated and would divert China's attention from fighting the pandemic.
Information about the origin of Covid-19 and how it initially spread could help countries tackle the disease.
The virus is thought to have emerged at a wildlife market in the city of Wuhan late last year.
Meanwhile an EU
BBC NewsDec 01 2020
News
Beijing-Controlled News Outlet Paid US Newspapers Millions To Publish Propaganda This Year
An English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda department paid U.S. media companies nearly $2 million for printing and advertising expenses over the past six months, even amid heightened scrutiny over Beijing’s disinformation efforts in the West.
China Daily paid The Wall Street Journal more than $85,000 and the Los Angeles Times $340,000 for
The Daily CallerOct 21 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias and Word Choice in Jan. 6 Committee Coverage
In 2022, the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Capitol riot held nine public hearings in an effort to reveal evidence acquired in the investigation to tell the story of the storming of the U.S. Capitol.
The hearings dominated news headlines – and outlets on the left and right have been covering the incident very differently, revealing media bias.
To help paint a
Andrew WeinzierlJun 22 2020
Opinion
Big Brother, Google and the 'Enemies of Freedom'
My fourth collection of columns is titled "The Media Matrix" and has the subtitle "What if everything you know is fake?" Lately, that subtitle seems prophetic and ubiquitous. As we watch Big Tech crush diversity of thought and promote one-sided radical disinformation, it seems that more and more people are recognizing that they live in an information bubble strictly controlled by a few
RealClearPoliticsOct 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Left-Right Divide on Hunter Biden Continues as Feds Weigh Charges
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
On October 6, multiple outlets reported that federal investigators believed they had accumulated enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, with lying on a 2018 gun purchase form and
Joseph RatliffOct 14 2020
Analysis
The New York Post’s Hunter Biden smear story doesn’t make any sense
Rudy Giuliani spent the spring of 2019 peddling a sordid tale on behalf of his client President Donald Trump about former Vice President Joe Biden in an effort to derail his presidential campaign and push back against special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. In Giuliani’s telling, Biden had corruptly sought the removal of a Ukrainian prosecutor in order to bolster the business interests of his
Media MattersJul 26 2019
News
Democrats seize on Mueller hearings in election security push
Democrats calling for action on election security legislation got a boost from Robert Mueller this week after the former special counsel issued a dire warning to lawmakers about Russia’s intentions for 2020.
Mueller emphasized during Wednesday’s hearings that in addition to interfering in the 2016 presidential election, the Kremlin is laying the groundwork “as we sit here” for a repeat
The HillFeb 03 2020
News
How to Fight Fake News
In the era of disinformation campaigns, deepfakes and clickbait, being able to identify quality information has become an essential part of being a responsible citizen.
As election season kicks into full gear this week with the Iowa caucuses, we spoke with three Rutgers librarians to better understand fake news as a phenomenon, and what we can do to stop it from spreading.
What
Rutgers Today