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Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/health/fauci-morens-covid-prosecutions.html

Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/technology/minneapolis-ai-disinformation-misinformation-truth.html

RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/rfk-jr-cdc-vaccines-autism-website.html

OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real - The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions — even bomb expl... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/technology/sora-openai-video-disinformation.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #mobileapplications #fraudsandswindling #openailabs

Tylenol, Autism and Vaccines: What to Know Ahead of Trump’s Announcement

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/health/autism-tylenol-vaccines-explained.html

With Few Facts About Kirk Shooting, Wild Speculation Abounds - Social media users are spreading elaborate and entirely unsubstantiated theories about wh... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/technology/charlie-kirk-falsehoods-speculation-conspiracy.html #assassinationsandattemptedassassinations #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #right-wingextremismandalt-right #conservatism(uspolitics) #rumorsandmisinformation #conspiracytheories #x(formerlytwitter) #kirkcharlie(1993-) #patelkashyap

The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds - Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting d... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/ai-doctor-scams.html #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #impostors(criminal) #fraudsandswindling #dietandnutrition #metaplatformsinc #socialmedia #e-commerce

I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down - When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to r... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/magazine/hurricane-disaster-information-media-blackout.html #hurricanesandtropicalstorms #computersandtheinternet #collegesanduniversities #rumorsandmisinformation #disastersandemergencies #hurricanehelene(2024) #leveesanddams #weather #floods #water #radio

A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy - Content generated by artificial intelligence has become a factor in elections around the ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/technology/ai-elections-democracy.html #internationalpanelontheinformationenvironment #right-wingextremismandalt-right #democracy(theoryandphilosophy) #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #internationalrelations #politicsandgovernment #x(formerlytwitter)

How Misinformation and Partisan ‘New Media’ Changed a California Town - Residents of Oakdale, Calif., have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/technology/news-misinformation-facebook-oakdale.html #audio-neutral-informative #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #newsandnewsmedia #foxnewschannel #bonginodaniel #socialmedia #facebookinc #newspapers #epochtimes #vis-photo #cnn

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... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/business/trump-misinformation-false-claims.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #presidentialelectionof2024 #conservatism(uspolitics) #rumorsandmisinformation #rollinsbrooke(1972-) #kennedyrobertfjr #leavittkaroline #trumpdonaldj #foreignaid #muskelon #condoms

Why Democrats’ Version of ‘Stop the Steal’ Isn’t Taking Off - A movement by some Democratic voters to investigate the results of the 2024 presidential ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/technology/democrats-election-denial-trump.html #cybersecurityandinfrastructuresecurityagency #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #electionassistancecommission #presidentialelectionof2024 #rumorsandmisinformation #pollsandpublicopinion #conspiracytheories #newsandnewsmedia #computersecurity

5 Reasons Early Voting Is Overwhelmed With Election Misinformation - Misleading anecdotes and rumors are spreading faster, and with more ferocity, than in the... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/technology/early-voting-election-misinformation.html #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #presidentialelectionof2024 #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #rumorsandmisinformation #conspiracytheories #votingmachines #absenteevoting #socialmedia

Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way - The video site removed 2020 misinformation, fearing real-world harm. Now it’s amplifying ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/technology/youtube-election-conspiracy-theories-misinformation.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #presidentialelectionof2024 #rumorsandmisinformation #shapirobenjamina(1984-) #mediamattersforamerica #conspiracytheories #giulianirudolphw #johnsonbenny #patelkashyap #socialmedia

How False Claims About Dead Cats Became Trump Campaign Fodder - Falsehoods claiming migrants in Ohio are killing cats and decapitating ducks went viral t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/technology/trump-dead-cats-migrants-ohio.html #animalabuserightsandwelfare #presidentialelectionof2024 #immigrationandemigration #rumorsandmisinformation #x(formerlytwitter) #springfield(ohio) #raceandethnicity #discrimination #trumpdonaldj #socialmedia #vancejd #pets

Don’t Be Afraid of the iPhone’s NameDrop Feature, Experts Say - Police departments have issued warnings about a new Apple setting that lets users exchang... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/namedrop-apple-iphone-police.html #rumorsandmisinformation #wirelesscommunications #wearablecomputing #watchesandclocks #software #privacy #police #iphone

From ‘Data Dumping’ to ‘Webbing’: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sells Misleading Ideas - The candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination uses logical leaps and rhetorica... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/technology/robert-f-kennedy-jr-antivaccine-rhetoric.html #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #vaccinationandimmunization #presidentialelectionof2024 #rumorsandmisinformation #brookingsinstitution #conspiracytheories #kennedyrobertfjr

Falsehoods Follow Close Behind This Summer’s Natural Disasters - Misattributed videos, recycled lies and warped fears are fueling unfounded claims about t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/business/media/maui-idalia-disinformation-climate-change.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #disastersandemergencies #conspiracytheories #tiktok(bytedance) #globalwarming #socialmedia #wildfires #twitter

Falsehoods Follow Close Behind This Summer’s Natural Disasters - Misattributed videos, recycled lies and warped fears are fueling unfounded claims about t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/business/media/falsehoods-follow-close-behind-this-summers-natural-disasters.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #disastersandemergencies #conspiracytheories #tiktok(bytedance) #globalwarming #socialmedia #wildfires #twitter

‘Chernobyl 2.0’? Ohio Train Derailment Spurs Wild Speculation. - For many influencers across the political spectrum, claims about the environmental effect... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/ohio-train-derailment-chernobyl.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #environmentalprotectionagency #hazardousandtoxicsubstances #railroadaccidentsandsafety #fringegroupsandmovements #disastersandemergencies #rumorsandmisinformation #firesandfirefighters #buttigiegpete(1982-) #water

Steve Bannon’s Podcast Is Top Misinformation Spreader, Study Says - A large podcast study found that Mr. Bannon’s “War Room” had more falsehoods and unsubsta... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/technology/podcasts-steve-bannon-war-room-misinformation.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #vaccinationandimmunization #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #brookingsinstitution #conspiracytheories #bannonstephenk #limbaughrush #beckglenn #googleinc #spotify

Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find - A new study analyzed nearly 1,500 episodes, showing the extent to which podcasts pushed m... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/technology/apple-google-spotify-podcast-election-misinformation.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #stormingoftheuscapitol(jan2021) #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #rumorsandmisinformation #brookingsinstitution #conspiracytheories #bannonstephenk #spotify

Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find - A new study analyzed nearly 1,500 episodes, showing the extent to which podcasts pushed m... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/technology/podcast-election-misinformation.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #stormingoftheuscapitol(jan2021) #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #rumorsandmisinformation #brookingsinstitution #conspiracytheories #bannonstephenk #absenteevoting #trumpdonaldj

How Eric Coomer Became the 'Perfect Villain' for Voting Conspiracists - Eric Coomer had an election-security job at Dominion Voting Systems. He also had posted a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/magazine/eric-coomer-dominion-election.html #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #dominionvotingsystemscorp #rumorsandmisinformation #antifamovement(us) #giulianirudolphw #votingandvoters #foxnewschannel #trumpdonaldj #coomereric

Giuliani makes accusations of fraud that the Trump team has failed to support in court. - - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/technology/giuliani-false-fraud-claims.html #republicannationalcommittee #presidentialelectionof2020 #dominionvotingsystemscorp #rumorsandmisinformation #giulianirudolphw

Giuliani peddles election conspiracy theories and falsehoods. - In media appearances and social media posts this past week, Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s perso... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/technology/giuliani-peddles-election-conspiracy-theories-and-falsehoods.html #presidentialelectionof2020 #rumorsandmisinformation #giulianirudolphw #bidenjosephrjr #trumpdonaldj

False Claims That Biden ‘Lost’ Pennsylvania Surge - Some of President Trump’s most prominent allies helped to set the rumors in motion. - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/technology/biden-lost-pennsylvania-claim.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #rumorsandmisinformation #giulianirudolphw #bidenjosephrjr #trumpdonaldj #pennsylvania #socialmedia #facebookinc #youtube.com #googleinc #twitter

False Claims That Biden ‘Lost’ Pennsylvania Surge, and Tech Companies Struggle to Keep Up - Some of President Trump’s most prominent allies helped to set the rumors in motion. - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/technology/false-claims-that-biden-lost-pennsylvania-surge-and-tech-companies-struggle-to-keep-up.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #rumorsandmisinformation #giulianirudolphw #bidenjosephrjr #trumpdonaldj #twitter