Rumors and Misinformation

Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term

President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.

By Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson

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Jonathan Anderson Is Leaving Loewe After Rampant Rumors

The gossip was right: Jonathan Anderson is leaving Loewe. But the way it is happening is not a great look.

By Vanessa Friedman

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Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current and former officials.

By Steven Lee Myers Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel

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Right-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods

As the Trump administration works to dismantle the aid agency, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work.

By Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson