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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,…
Factchequeado launches to combat misinformation in Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S. | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Hanaa' Tameez
May 17, 2022
Last month, Factchequeado launched as a way to address misinformation in Latino and Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. Founded…
Misinformation may only worsen for Black voters in lead-up to election, experts warn | NBC News
by Donna M. Owens
May 5, 2022
Expert witnesses have warned members of Congress that misinformation targeting Black voters and other voters of color is likely to…
How can we stop fake election news spreading in migrant communities? | The Conversation
by Wilfred Yang Wang
May 3, 2022
Concerns about fake news and misinformation spreading on social media among Chinese communities are once again emerging, as they were…
Artificial intelligence is creating a new colonial world order | MIT Technology Review
by Karen Hao
April 21, 2022
My husband and I love to eat and to learn about history. So shortly after we married, we chose to…
Russia aims Ukraine disinformation at Spanish speakers | AP News
by David Klepper and Amanda Seitz
April 6, 2022
Washington (AP) — Though Russia is the country that invaded its neighbor Ukraine , the Kremlin’s version relentlessly warns social…
How Native Americans Are Trying to Debug A.I.’s Biases | The New York Times
by Alex V. Cipolle
March 24, 2022
This article is part of a limited series on artificial intelligence’s potential to solve everyday problems. In September 2021, Native…
Why is there so much misinformation in the U.S. Latino community? | The Washington Post
by Jeronimo Cortina and Brandon Rottinghaus
February 27, 2022
Before the 2020 U.S. election, the Latino community was inundated with misinformation and conspiracy theories on political and health issues…