Browsing: Rumors and Misinformation

On Dec. 29, The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website that often spreads conspiracy theories, published an article falsely implying that…

This article is part of a collection on the events of Jan. 6, one year later. Read more in a…

Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, the conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck outlined his prediction for how Election Day would unfold:…

Senator Portman said in an emailed statement that “every new disclosure of problematic activities by social media companies reignites calls…

Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, after the company…

Dr. Oz admitted to the senators that his claims often “don’t have the scientific muster to present as fact.” A…

Two decades ago, Wikipedia arrived on the scene as a quirky online project that aimed to crowdsource and document all…

Mr. Rogers, when asked if the election results nationally were valid, responded, “I don’t have any idea and that’s the…

In July, Michael Saag, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told…