Bogus Ideas Have Superspreaders, Too
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‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era
WASHINGTON — Four minutes into a video that was posted on Instagram last month, Justin Bieber leaned into the camera and adjusted the front of his black knit beanie. For…
41 Cities, Many Sources: How False Antifa Rumors Spread Locally
In recent weeks, as demonstrations against racism spread across the country, residents in at least 41 U.S. cities and towns became alarmed by rumors that the loose collective of anti-fascist…
TikTok Teens Claim They Tanked Trump Rally
ImagePresident Trump taking the stage in Tulsa, Okla. on June 20.Credit…Leah Millis/Reuters President Trump’s campaign promised huge crowds[1] at his rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, but it failed to…
Social Media Giants Support Racial Justice. Their Products Undermine It.
Several weeks ago, as protests erupted across the nation in response to the police killing of George Floyd, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a long and heartfelt post on his Facebook page,…
Twitter Labels Trump Tweet About ‘Racist Baby’ as Manipulated Media
OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter added a warning to a post from President Trump about a racist baby on Thursday, saying it contained manipulated media designed to mislead people. Mr. Trump’s…
A Conspiracy Made in America May Have Been Spread by Russia
The night of the Iowa caucuses last February, Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, logged into Twitter to find the hashtag #RobbyMookCaucusApp trending across the country. Pundits on both…
Twitter Removes Chinese Misinformation Campaign
OAKLAND, Calif. — China has stepped up its effort to spread misinformation on Twitter, creating tens of thousands of fake accounts that discussed protests in Hong Kong and the Communist…
Biden Prepares Attack on Facebook’s Speech Policies
WASHINGTON — The Biden presidential campaign, emboldened by a recent surge in support, is going after a new target: Facebook. After months of privately battling the tech giant over President…
Why Twitter Didn’t Label Trump’s Tweet on Martin Gugino
OAKLAND, Calif. — President Trump aimed his Twitter feed on Tuesday toward a 75-year-old man who had been shoved to the sidewalk and badly injured by police in Buffalo, N.Y.…
