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by Elizabeth Dwoskin & Craig Timberg

20 hours ago

Online misinformation about election fraud plunged 73 percent after several social media sites suspended President Trump and key allies last…

by Joan Donovan

6 days ago

Over the last four years, disinformation has become a global watchword. After Russian meddling on social networks during the 2016…

by Taylor Owen

January 13, 2021

There is considerable irony in this situation. I study digital technology and have for years spoken loudly and with increasing…

by Anthony Izaguirre

January 11, 2021

Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts after the violence on Capitol Hill, on January 6, in a bid to…

by MediaWell Staff

January 7, 2021

Finally spurred to action by scenes of a disinformation-fueled mob of insurrectionists storming the Capitol, the major US social media…

by Emily Stewart

December 24, 2020

Tucked inside the $900 billion Covid-19 stimulus bill are some pretty big broadband provisions aimed at getting more Americans the…

by Júlio Lubianco

December 18, 2020

As in the rest of the world, in Latin America, disinformation and fake news on the Internet spread rapidly and…

by Madelyn Webb

December 10, 2020

Thanks to urging from stakeholders, social media platforms took visible steps to curb mis- and disinformation in 2020. Despite an…

by Quinta Jurecic, Alina Polyakova, & Daniel Fried

December 7, 2020

Rather than just playing defense, how can democracies can go on offense against disinformation? That’s a question Alina Polyakova, the…

by Kevin Drum

November 24, 2020

Democrats and Republicans alike have been eagerly grilling the CEOs of social media companies lately about their complicity in spreading…