Posted inPresidential Election of 2024 Rumors and Misinformation Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) No, Vote Spikes on Election Night Do Not Indicate Voter Fraud The false claim, which has circulated in recent elections, is based on a misunderstanding of how votes are collected and reported. Posted by By Stuart A. Thompson
Posted inHewitt, Hugh News and News Media Newspapers Presidential Election of 2024 United States Politics and Government Washington Post Hugh Hewitt Quits The Washington Post His decision came hours after he abruptly stormed off a broadcast of a live online Post talk show. Posted by By Michael M. Grynbaum
Posted inCensorship Colleges and Universities Computers and the Internet Conspiracy Theories Presidential Election of 2024 Rumors and Misinformation Social Media Stanford Internet Observatory United States Politics and Government University of Washington This Group Refuses to Stop Tracking Disinformation Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is still working to document how lies online threaten to undermine this year’s presidential race. Posted by By Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson
Posted inARNOLD & PORTER Artificial Intelligence Brain Califf, Robert M Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Ethics and Official Misconduct Food and Drug Administration Kennedy, Robert F Jr Medical Devices Medicine and Health Musk, Elon Neuralink Corp Presidential Election of 2024 Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Research Shuren, Allison W Shuren, Jeffrey E From AI to Musk’s Brain Chip, the F.D.A.’s Device Unit Faces Rapid Change The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in revolutionary technology. Posted by By Christina Jewett