Twitter deletes tweets from Russia saying pregnant women hit in bombing were crisis actors
The embassy claimed the bombing was staged.
On Mar 10, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Reddit responds to sitewide blackout by restricting over 50 communities pushing COVID disinformation
Some subreddits are satisfied; others want more demands met.
On Sep 1, 2021 by Claire Goforth
After Reddit refuses demands for crackdown, dozens of subreddits go dark to protest COVID disinformation
Protest follows a mass, unheeded plea for Reddit to ban those who spread false information about the virus.
On Aug 30, 2021 by Claire Goforth
500 subreddits call on Reddit to combat COVID disinfo. But Reddit wants to let communities ‘debate and dissent’
‘They’re showing support for dangerous conspiracies.’
On Aug 26, 2021 by Claire Goforth
‘Team Trump’ deletes COVID-19 misinformation tweet to get unbanned
The video was also pulled down from President Trump’s official Facebook page.
On Aug 5, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
How @YourAnonCentral hijacked the news with fake stories
The account gained millions of followers after the hacking group began trending online.
On Jun 4, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Animal services says viral claims about puppy being killed at protests don’t add up
There is currently no evidence to support viral claim.
On Jun 3, 2020 by Colleen Hagerty
Twitter says Candace Owens violated its policy against coronavirus misinformation
Her tweet urging people to violate the Michigan governor’s stay-at-home order has been removed.
On May 2, 2020 by Zachary Petrizzo
A hippie swept up a bunch of domain names to keep them away from ‘liberate’ conservatives
He wanted to redirect people to factual information about coronavirus.
On Apr 20, 2020 by Sierra Juarez
Meet the Wikipedia editors fighting to keep coronavirus pages accurate
‘It can be exhausting… but I also know that many people feel powerless over the situation right now.’
On Mar 24, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
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