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Republican candidates are spreading more fake news than just two years ago | The Washington Post
by Maggie Macdonald and Megan A. Brown
August 30, 2022
Over the last several years, there’s been a considerable increase in media coverage about misinformation and conspiracy theories in politics.…
Has QAnon fuelled South Africa’s divisions? | BBC Sounds
by Mpho Lakaje
August 15, 2022
What happened when a bizarre US-based conspiracy theory surfaced a continent away in Africa? In the second part of Trending’s…
Ties Between Alex Jones and Radio Network Show Economics of Misinformation | The New York Times
by Tiffany Hsu
July 27, 2022
Ted Anderson, a precious metals seller, was hoping to rustle up some business for his gold and silver dealership when…
‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting | AP News
by David Klepper and Ali Swenson
May 26, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — By now it’s as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves…
The Buffalo shooting and the tangled roots of hate | Columbia Journalism Review
by Jon Allsop
May 18, 2022
Kat Massey was a visible figure in Buffalo, New York. A longtime civil rights advocate who was active in various…
Replacement Theory, a Fringe Belief Fueled Online, Is Refashioned by G.O.P. | The New York Times
by Nicholas Confessore and Karen Yourish
May 17, 2022
Inside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man with a history of antisemitic internet posts gunned down 11 worshipers,…
How a Tennessee Nurse Unwittingly Became the Face of an Anti-Vax Campaign | On The Media
by WNYC Studios
May 15, 2022
On this week’s show, we share an excerpt of a new podcast hosted by friend-of-the-show and NBC News reporter Brandy…
How to Spot—and Help Stop—Climate Misinformation | NRDC
by Courtney Lindwall
April 26, 2022
For the first time in its history, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has named the spread of climate…
How COVID’s deadly conspiracy theories cost one woman her life | NPR
by Geoff Brumfiel
April 25, 2022
Laurie's mother, Stephanie, 75, died of COVID-19 in December. "I don't believe she was supposed to die," Laurie says. "I…