Tag: Rumors and Misinformation
Elon Musk Hates Ads. Twitter Needs Them. That May Be a Problem.
“I hate advertising,” Elon Musk tweeted in 2019.Since he started pursuing his $44 billion purchase of Twitter —…
Partisan Fight Breaks Out Over New Disinformation Board
Nina Jankowicz’s new book, “How to Be a Woman Online,” chronicles the vitriol she and other women have…
Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — When Elon Musk opened a Tesla factory in Shanghai in 2019, the Chinese government welcomed…
Russia Uses Cyberattacks in Ukraine to Support Military Strikes, Report Finds
WASHINGTON — For weeks after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, American officials wondered about the weapon…
Christopher Rufo Fuels the Right’s Cultural Fires in Florida
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Christopher Rufo appears on Fox News so often that he converted a room in…
E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law
The European Union was nearing a deal on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and…
Obama Calls for More Oversight of Social Media in Speech at Stanford
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called for greater regulatory oversight of the country’s…
Barack Obama’s New Role: Fighting Disinformation
Republicans, for their part, accuse the companies of suppressing free speech by censoring conservative voices — above all…
Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says
A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for a group of Georgia voters to move forward with…
Mar-a-Lago Machine: Trump as a Modern-Day Party Boss
The endless stream of party fund-raising messages that use Mr. Trump’s name — and sometimes make it seem…
Ohio Man Who Blamed Trump for Storming the Capitol Is Found Guilty
An Ohio man who claimed that Donald J. Trump was legally responsible for his decision to break into…
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened
Trump’s ignorance of world affairs would have been a liability under any circumstance. But it put him at…