#rumorsandmisinformation — Public Fediverse posts

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

Pilot Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Matt Wallace, X Influencer - Jo Ellis, a National Guard pilot, is suing an influencer who falsely identified her as th... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/technology/pilot-lawsuit-jo-ellis-matt-wallace.html #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #suitsandlitigation(civil) #rumorsandmisinformation #x(formerlytwitter) #libelandslander #trumpdonaldj #ellisjo(per) #helicopters #socialmedia #transgender #wallacematt

CNN, NBC and Other News Outlets Cut Away From Trump Speech - It was the latest example of journalists having to weigh the news value of a major politi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/business/media/cnn-nbc-trump-speech.html #presidentialelectionof2024 #rumorsandmisinformation #nationalbroadcastingco #newsandnewsmedia #newyorktimes #television #msnbc #cnn

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

Does CNN’s Turmoil Mean There’s No Room on Cable for Independent News? - Chris Licht’s tenure illuminated how increasingly hard it can be to find success on the d... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/business/media/cnn-chris-licht-cable-news.html #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #lichtchristophera(1971-) #rumorsandmisinformation #newsandnewsmedia #cabletelevision #zaslavdavidm #television #cnn

‘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

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