Tag: Misinformation
Remains identified as husband of missing Wisconsin couple
MADISON, Wis. — Human remains that were discovered during a search for a missing Wisconsin couple are those of the husband, the Dane County...
White House calling out critics of door-to-door vaccine push
WASHINGTON — “A disservice to the country.” “Inaccurate disinformation.” “Literally killing people.”
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“Cyber disruption” stops websites of the Iranian ministry
TEHRAN, Iran — Websites of Iran’s transport and urbanization ministry Saturday went out of service after a “cyber disruption” in computer systems of its...
Loan relief approved for more for-profit college students
The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced it will forgive student loans for more than 1,800 borrowers who attended a trio of for-profit colleges...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Humorous hackers hit Iran’s railroad system in cyberattack
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about alleged train...
White House calling out critics of door-to-door vaccine push
WASHINGTON — “A disservice to the country.” “Inaccurate disinformation.” “Literally killing people.”
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Posts mislead on delta variant data
CLAIM: Data from the U.K.’s...
What’s in a tag? Twitter revamps misinformation labels
Last May, as Twitter was testing warning labels for false and misleading tweets, it tried out the word “disputed" with a small focus group....
Giuliani backs Republican challenger to Georgia governor
ATLANTA — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is endorsing a Democrat-turned-Republican who's challenging Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the state's 2022 Republican primary.
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