#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

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)

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

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

Kamala Harris Faces a Faster, Uglier Version of the Internet - Politicians have long faced racist and sexist attacks online. But Ms. Harris is being att... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/technology/kamala-harris-toxic-internet-politics.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialelectionof2024 #rumorsandmisinformation #conspiracytheories #raceandethnicity #cyberharassment #harriskamalad #socialmedia #blackpeople #minorities #elections #gender

Bots Tied to China Are Harassing a Dissident’s Teenage Daughter - A covert campaign to target a writer critical of the country’s Communist Party has extend... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/business/china-disinformation-critics-harassment.html #threatsandthreateningmessages #rumorsandmisinformation #cyberharassment #socialmedia #china

States Move to Ban Deepfake Nudes to Fight Sexually Explicit Images of Minors - Legislators in two dozen states are working on bills, or have passed laws, to combat A.I.... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/technology/deepfake-ai-nudes-high-school-laws.html #childsexualabusematerial(csam) #schooldiscipline(students) #teenagersandadolescence #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #issaquahhighschool #washington(state) #childpornography #cyberharassment

Shafiqah Hudson, Who Fought Trolls on Social Media, Dies at 46 - When the hashtag #EndFathersDay began trending on Twitter, she realized it was more than ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/shafiqah-hudson-dead.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #fringegroupsandmovements #rumorsandmisinformation #deaths(obituaries) #shafiqahhudson #womenandgirls #blackpeople #socialmedia #oregon #4chan

Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future - In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and ra... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/technology/ai-4chan-online-harassment.html #centerforcounteringdigitalhate #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #cyberharassment #socialmedia #4chan

Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future - In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and ra... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/technology/dark-corners-of-the-web-offer-a-glimpse-at-ais-nefarious-future.html #centerforcounteringdigitalhate #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #cyberharassment #socialmedia #4chan

Antisemitic and Anti-Islam Hate Speech Surges Across the Internet - Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/technology/hate-speech-israel-gaza-internet.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #centerforcounteringdigitalhate #corporatesocialresponsibility #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #israel-gazawar(2023-) #anti-defamationleague #tiktok(bytedance) #metaplatformsinc #muslimsandislam

‘A.I. Obama’ and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok - TikTok accounts are spreading falsehoods with the help from A.I.-generated voices. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/technology/tiktok-ai-generated-voices-disinformation.html #audio-neutral-informative #newsguardtechnologiesinc #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #conspiracytheories #newsandnewsmedia #elevenlabsinc #socialmedia #obamabarack

‘A.I. Obama’ and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok - TikTok accounts are spreading falsehoods with the help from A.I.-generated voices. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/technology/ai-obama-and-fake-newscasters-how-ai-audio-is-swarming-tiktok.html #audio-neutral-informative #newsguardtechnologiesinc #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #conspiracytheories #newsandnewsmedia #elevenlabsinc #socialmedia #obamabarack

Twitter Threatens to Sue Center for Countering Digital Hate Over Research - The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s pa... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html #centerforcounteringdigitalhate #corporatesocialresponsibility #threatsandthreateningmessages #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #nonprofitorganizations #mobileapplications #socialmedia #hatespeech

‘Birtherism’ Lies About Kamala Harris Exceed Those About Obama - Mentions of the racist theory about Ms. Harris spiked higher than the peak of similar lies about P... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/technology/birtherism-lies-kamala-harris.html #vicepresidentsandvicepresidency(us) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialelectionof2020 #rumorsandmisinformation #harriskamalad #obamabarack

Facebook Removes Misleading Trump Census Ads - The social media company has had a permissive policy about truthfulness in political content. But ... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/technology/facebook-trump-census-ads.html #presidentialelectionof2020 #rumorsandmisinformation #politicaladvertising #censusbureau #trumpdonaldj #facebookinc #population #census