Tag: Rumors and Misinformation
China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World
When Twitter put up a warning message atop a Russian government post denying civilian killings in Bucha, Ukraine,…
Donald Trump Jr. Text Laid Out Strategies to Fight Election Outcome
Former President Donald J. Trump’s eldest son sent the White House chief of staff a text message two…
Hackers’ Fake Claims of Ukrainian Surrender Aren’t Fooling Anyone. So What’s Their Goal?
WASHINGTON — Andriy Taranov, a board member at the Ukrainian public broadcasting company Suspilne, was sitting in his…
Robert Malone Spreads Falsehoods About Vaccines. He Also Says He Invented Some.
“And almost without exception, these influencers feel that they have been wronged by mainstream society in some way,”…
How War in Ukraine Roiled Facebook and Instagram
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, took an unusual step last week: It suspended some of the quality…
Pro-Russia Tweets in India Spark Suspicions of an Influence Campaign
In the days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Twitter accounts shared messages of support for Vladimir…
Rumble, the Right’s Go-To Video Site, Has Much Bigger Ambitions
Mr. Pavlovski and Rumble representatives did not respond to interview requests.But he has made clear in streamed remarks…
Russia and Far-Right Americans Find Common Ground With Ukraine War
When Victoria Nuland, an under secretary of state, was questioned in the Senate this month over whether Ukraine…
Brazil Lifts Its Ban on Telegram After Two Days
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, election officials and federal police have been trying to get…
The Lies Putin Tells to Justify Russia’s War on Ukraine
In the tense weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russian officials denied that it planned anything…
Brazil Bans Telegram Over Disinformation Concerns
Brazil’s approach is notable for how it seeks to force companies that provide the backbone of the internet…
4 Falsehoods Russians Are Told About the War
Russia’s international disinformation campaign seemed to flounder in the early days of the invasion, as narratives about Ukrainian…