Tag: Rumors and Misinformation
How China Uses Bots and Fake Twitter Accounts to Shape the Olympics
This article is published with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom.BEIJING — Inside the Potemkin village of China’s propaganda,…
Spotify’s Joe Rogan Deal Is Said to Be Worth Over $200 Million
Signs of a Cultural DivideManagement of the crisis in the United States may have been further complicated because…
Fact-Checking Joe Rogan’s Interview With Robert Malone That Caused an Uproar
Spotify has been rocked in recent weeks by the controversy engulfing its most popular podcaster, Joe Rogan.Several prominent…
Spotify Defends Handling of Joe Rogan Controversy Amid Uproar
As Spotify released an earnings report Wednesday underscoring the importance of podcasts to its business model, company officials…
Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away
Still, the backlash intensifies. Civil rights groups organize a boycott. Advertisers pull their campaigns. A hashtag trends. The…
Spotify and Joe Rogan Respond to Complaints About Covid Misinformation
The chief executive of Spotify responded on Sunday to growing complaints from musicians and listeners over the role…
How Trump Coins Became an Internet Sensation
“For Black Hat people, I have bad news, because the A.I. is only going to get better and…
No, athletes are not dying from Covid-19 vaccines.
In a 2015 study of players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, researchers showed that risks varied by…
Spotify Removes Neil Young’s Music After Complaints About Joe Rogan
He added: “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.”That letter was removed from Young’s website soon after…
Trump Rally Fact-Check: Covid-19 and Election Falsehoods
WASHINGTON — During a rally in Arizona on Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump repeated his lie that…