Fact Check: False quote on public spending transparency attributed to Elizabeth Warren
A quotation shared on social media saying that Americans don’t have the right to see how tax dollars are spent has been ...
Fabricated article targets S. Korean judge, opposition leader
As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial nears a verdict, social media accounts are sharing a fabricated ...
Apple Cider Vinegar: How social media gave rise to fraudulent wellness influencers
The new Netflix series "Apple Cider Vinegar" tells the story of wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who built a loyal following ...
Germany is prosecuting online trolls. Here's how the country is fighting hate speech on the internet.
In the U.S., most of what gets posted online, even if it's hate-filled, is protected by the First Amendment as free speech.
Posting hateful speech online could lead to police raiding your home in this European country
In the U.S., most of what we say online, even if it's hate filled, is protected by the First Amendment as free speech. But in ...
JD Vance rips ‘Orwellian’ German prosecutors for ‘criminalizing speech,’ says it will hamper Europe-US relations
Vice President JD Vance slammed German prosecutors on Monday for “criminalizing speech” — including the reposting of false information — and warned that the worsening trend will “strain” Europe’s ...
Did FC Porto's former president predict the Lisbon earthquake on the day of his funeral?
The front page of an old edition of a defunct Portuguese newspaper has gone viral for allegedly showing an eerily accurate ...
Media Literacy in Schools Is on the Rise as Teachers Grapple With Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
Payne’s school, Baldwin High School in Baldwin, New York, is one of a rising tide of schools across the country trying to ...