#rumorsandmisinformation — Public Fediverse posts

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

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

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

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

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

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

How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/business/iran-nuclear-false-claims.html

America Is Atomizing

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/style/america-is-atomizing.html

After Correspondents Dinner Shooting, Rumors and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Online

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/technology/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-conspiracy-theories.html

In an Asymmetrical War, Iran Seeks an Edge With Its Information War

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/business/iran-propaganda-war-ai.html

How ‘Love Story’ Gave Viewers a History Lesson on the Kennedys and ’90s NYC

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/arts/television/love-story-jfk-bessette-90s-nyc.html

Conspiracy Theories Only Flourish With More Epstein Evidence

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/business/media/jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theories-disinformation.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

How Does Climate Change Affect Winter Storms?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/weather/winter-storm-climate-change-snow.html

Will I Have to Download a New TikTok App? And Other Big Questions About The Deal.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/media/tiktok-sold-app-content-algorithm.html

Disinformation in Minneapolis Shooting Points at People Who Were Not Involved

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/disinformation-minneapolis-shooting-ice.html

Trump Administration Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/politics/trump-white-house-jan-6-website.html

Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/us/politics/imran-ahmed-judge-order.html

Prominent Leaders Amplify Disinformation About Brown University Shooting

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/technology/brown-university-shooting-disinformation-politicians.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

Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars - Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, A.I. chatbots are now progr... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/business/right-wing-chatbots-gab-arya-chatgpt-gemini.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #right-wingextremismandalt-right #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #socialmedia #torbaandrew #openailabs #gabaiinc #muskelon #x.aiinc #enoch #arya

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/business/media/artificial-intelligence-death-threats.html

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic - Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/business/media/artificial-intelligence-death-threats.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #violence(mediaandentertainment) #demonstrationsprotestsandriots #threatsandthreateningmessages #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #x(formerlytwitter) #cyberharassment #socialmedia #youtube.com

Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/science/vaccines-pets-dogs-cats.html

Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/world/asia/china-censorship-pessimism-despair.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

Spam and Scams Proliferate in Facebook’s Political Ads - A new analysis of political advertisers found that the platform profits from ads that inc... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/technology/facebooks-political-ads-deepfakes-scams.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #regulationandderegulationofindustry #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #advertisingandmarketing #rumorsandmisinformation #politicsandgovernment #politicaladvertising #fraudsandswindling #consumerprotection

For Many Moldovans, Their Election Is a Choice Between Russia and the E.U.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/world/europe/moldova-election-russia-eu.html

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

Social Platforms Duck Blame for Inflaming Divisions Before Charlie Kirk’s Death - After authorities said Mr. Kirk’s suspected shooter had been “radicalized” online, Meta, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/technology/charlie-kirk-meta-x-tiktok.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #corporatesocialresponsibility #freedomofspeechandexpression #truthsocial(socialnetwork) #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation

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

Canadian Man Falsely Named as Charlie Kirk’s Shooter on Social Media - The 77-year-old former banker, who lives in Toronto, said he was “shocked” by the speed a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/technology/charlie-kirk-shooting-false-accusation.html #murdersattemptedmurdersandhomicides #right-wingextremismandalt-right #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #kirkcharlie(1993-) #x(formerlytwitter) #socialmedia #x.aiinc #canada #utah

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

How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image - Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI’s chatbot to be “politically neutral.” His actions say otherw... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/technology/elon-musk-grok-conservative-chatbot.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #right-wingextremismandalt-right #conservatism(uspolitics) #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #x(formerlytwitter) #socialmedia #muskelon #chatgpt #x.aiinc

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)

Canadians Confront News Void on Facebook and Instagram as Election Nears - After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading conten... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/canada-election-facebook-instagram-meta.html #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #politicaladvertising #newsandnewsmedia #metaplatformsinc #jeffballingall #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #carneymarkj #canadaproud #elections #canada

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

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

Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits. - Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that d... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/business/missy-cummings-tesla-autopilot.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #rumorsandmisinformation #speedlimitsandspeeding #deaths(fatalities) #roadsandtraffic

Facebook, Preparing for Chauvin Verdict, Will Limit Posts That Might Incite Violence - The company said it planned to limit posts that contain misinformation and hate speech re... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/technology/facebook-chauvin-verdict-violence.html #stormingoftheuscapitol(jan2021) #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #georgefloydprotests(2020) #blacklivesmattermovement #rumorsandmisinformation #chauvinderek(1976-) #floydgeorge(d2020) #bickertmonika

Russian Campaign Promotes Homegrown Vaccine and Undercuts Rivals - Russian news outlets with connections to the Kremlin ran disingenuous Spanish-language stories tar... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/technology/russia-covid-vaccine-disinformation.html #vaccinationandimmunization #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #sputnik(satellite) #spanishlanguage #astrazenecaplc #latinamerica #socialmedia #modernainc #pfizerinc #mexico

No, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine development has not been ‘reckless.’ - Experts maintain that widespread rollout of these vaccines, which have undergone rigorous testing,... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/technology/covid-vaccines-senate-hearing.html #vaccinationandimmunization #rumorsandmisinformation #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #clinicaltrials #orientjanem #modernainc #pfizerinc

How Three Election-Related Falsehoods Spread - The lies took off so rapidly on Facebook and Twitter that local election officials could not conta... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/technology/how-three-election-related-falsehoods-spread.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #georgefloydprotests(2020) #fringegroupsandmovements #blacklivesmattermovement #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #antifamovement(us) #absenteevoting #crowdtangleinc #socialmedia #facebookinc

Awash in Disinformation Before Vote, Taiwan Points Finger at China - The self-governing island is on high alert for digital-age trickery and deception that Beijing mig... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/technology/taiwan-election-china-disinformation.html?emc=rss&partner=rss #democraticprogressiveparty(taiwan) #chinesenationalistparty(taiwan) #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #politicsandgovernment #votingandvoters #socialmedia #tsaiing-wen #propaganda #elections