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AP fact check: Trump, GOP distort on health care, voting fraud

August 24, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.

President Donald Trump made a dizzying array of misleading claims about voting fraud and health care Monday as fellow Republicans opened their convention with speeches distorting the agenda of his...

FILE – In this June 19, 2020, file photo, protesters wear protective masks as they march after a Juneteenth rally outside the Brooklyn Museum, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracies theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests against racial injustice. (AP Photo/John Minchillo

Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter

July 5, 2020 at 11:06 a.m.

A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories...

Analysis: Fact checking recent statements from Trump on protests, Seattle, health care

June 13, 2020 at 9:05 a.m.

President Donald Trump set off plenty of reactions like that when he peddled a baseless conspiracy theory about an activist who landed hard on the ground, and then in intensive...

Anjel Newmann, 32, kneels while scanning ...

How messaging technology is helping fuel global protests

June 6, 2020 at 11:47 a.m.

When a friend shared a Facebook post with Michelle Burris inviting her to protest in downtown Washington, D.C., last Saturday, she knew she had to go. So she bought a...

Vote-by-mail debate raises fears of election disinformation

May 5, 2020 at 11:01 a.m.

A bitterly partisan debate unfolding on whether more Americans should cast their votes through the mail during a pandemic is provoking online disinformation and conspiracy theories that could undermine trust...

The social media application, Facebook ...

Facebook to warn users who “liked” coronavirus hoaxes

April 16, 2020 at 2:54 p.m.

Facebook will soon let you know if you saw or interacted with dangerous coronavirus misinformation on the site.

Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info

April 15, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world鈥檚 largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.

Democratic presidential candidate and former New ...

Social media influencers show murky side of campaign ads

March 1, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Facebook鈥檚 green light for political campaigns to pay prominent social media users to spread their messages is highlighting the difficulties around setting rules for the fast-changing world of online political...

The Metropolitan Correctional Facility, where Jeffrey ...

Epstein suicide sparks fresh round of conspiracy theories

August 10, 2019 at 9:29 p.m.

Jeffrey Epstein's聽apparent suicide聽Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracy theories online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epstein's ties to princes,...

Chicago seeks $130K from Jussie Smollett for cost of investigation

March 28, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

City officials on Thursday ordered Jussie Smollett to pay $130,000 to cover the cost of the investigation into his report of a street attack that police say was staged to...

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