#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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

Why Don’t Expect Alex Jones’s Comeuppance to Stop Lies - His success has inspired a new generation of conspiracy theorists, who have learned how t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/06/technology/alex-jones-conspiracy-theories.html #documentaryfilmsandprograms #newtownconnshooting(2012) #fringegroupsandmovements #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #decisionsandverdicts #fraudsandswindling #conspiracytheories #jonesalex(1974-) #libelandslander #socialmedia #infowars

Don’t Expect Alex Jones’s Comeuppance to Stop Lies - His success has inspired a new generation of conspiracy theorists, who have learned how t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/06/technology/dont-expect-alex-joness-comeuppance-to-stop-lies.html #documentaryfilmsandprograms #newtownconnshooting(2012) #fringegroupsandmovements #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #decisionsandverdicts #fraudsandswindling #conspiracytheories #jonesalex(1974-) #libelandslander #socialmedia

Ties Between Alex Jones and Radio Network Show Economics of Misinformation - The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, w... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/business/media/alex-jones-misinformation-genesis.html #sandyhookelementaryschool(newtownconn) #genesiscommunicationsnetwork #suitsandlitigation(civil) #newtownconnshooting(2012) #rumorsandmisinformation #conspiracytheories #jonesalex(1974-) #andersonted #minnesota #infowars #radio

Ties Between Alex Jones and Radio Network Show Economics of Misinformation - The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, w... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/business/media/ties-between-alex-jones-and-radio-network-show-economics-of-misinformation.html #sandyhookelementaryschool(newtownconn) #genesiscommunicationsnetwork #suitsandlitigation(civil) #newtownconnshooting(2012) #rumorsandmisinformation #conspiracytheories #jonesalex(1974-)

Facebook Debates What to Do With Its Like and Share Buttons - Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it’s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/technology/facebook-like-share-buttons.html #corporatesocialresponsibility #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #conspiracytheories #mobileapplications #onlineadvertising #anxietyandstress #whistle-blowers #zuckerbergmarke #haugenfrances #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc

How Facebook Relies on Accenture to Scrub Toxic Content - The social network has constructed a vast infrastructure to keep toxic material off its p... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/technology/facebook-accenture-content-moderation.html #suitsandlitigation(civil) #nantermepierre(1959-2019) #mentalhealthanddisorders #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #depression(mental) #wagesandsalaries #anxietyandstress #zuckerbergmarke #sandbergsherylk #laborandjobs #accentureltd