Category: Rumors and Misinformation

How Iceland Became a Virtual Home for Online Disinformation and Identity Theft

A Reykjavik building that houses a penis museum and an H&M is also the virtual home to an array of perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware and disinformation.
Athens Democracy Forum: Rethinking Journalism

In a time when social media tends to rule the day, what can traditional news organizations to do regain trust?
Elon Musk’s Week on X: Deepfakes, Falsehoods and Lots of Memes

Almost a third of 171 posts last week from the X owner were false, misleading or missing vital context.
Smartmatic-Newsmax Defamation Case Heads to Trial

Smartmatic, an election technology company, has accused the right-wing cable news channel of knowingly spreading false vote-rigging claims.
How News Outlets Like Fox and CNN Are Preparing for Election Day

Here’s how they’re preparing to make calls in a very tight race — and ensure that viewers and readers believe them.
How Meta Distanced Itself From Politics

Ahead of November’s election, Meta has de-emphasized political content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads and doesn’t want to talk about candidates or campaigns.
How the Kremlin Might Get Past RT Bans to Spread Its Message

Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the network has proved in the past to be a wily adversary when confronted with efforts to silence it.
Threats Against Haitians Land at the Doorstep of The Haitian Times

Racist emails. Swatting. Intimidated sources. The Haitian Times has been receiving some of the same threats that it has been covering in Springfield, Ohio.
On YouTube, Major Brands’ Ads Appear Alongside Racist Falsehoods About Haitian Immigrants

Large organizations and brands saw their advertising dollars funneled to videos amplifying inflammatory narratives, underscoring how difficult it can be to maintain brand safety online.
California Gov. Newsom Signs Laws Regulating Election A.I. ‘Deepfakes’

The state joins dozens of others in regulating the A.I. fakery in ways that could impact this year’s presidential race.
Meta Plans to Ban the Russian TV Network RT

The Facebook and Instagram owner said it would bar Russian media outlets including RT, which the U.S. has accused of acting as an intelligence arm.
U.S. Accuses Russian TV Network of Conducting Covert Intelligence Acts

Sanctions announced on Friday are an effort to undercut RT by making it difficult for the network to conduct global business in dollars.