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Vice President Mike Pence speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2020. Former Vice President Mike Pence is refuting claims from ex-President Donald Trump's legal team that Trump never asked him to reject votes from certain states while certifying the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021

August 6, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.

Donald Trump's defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the former vice president...

Attendees congregate at a rally against gender-affirming care at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2022. Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence. (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP)

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

December 17, 2022 at 12:32 p.m.

Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence.

Robert Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 anti-vaccine group kicked off Instagram, Facebook

August 18, 2022 at 3:18 p.m.

Instagram and Facebook suspended Children's Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr. repeatedly violated rules prohibiting misinformation about COVID-19.

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“Horrifying” conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

May 26, 2022 at 7:48 a.m.

By now it's as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow.

Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda

March 1, 2022 at 9:50 a.m.

As Russia's war in Ukraine plays out for the world on social media, big tech platforms are moving to restrict Russian state media from using their platforms to spread propaganda...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive to speak from Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol to mark the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters loyal to then-President Donald Trump, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

FACT CHECK: Trump sticks to election falsehoods on Jan. 6

January 7, 2022 at 8:29 a.m.

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on Thursday clung to false claims about the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as the nation marked the one-year anniversary...

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Conspiracy theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

January 1, 2022 at 3:52 p.m.

Millions of Americans watched the events in Washington last Jan. 6 unfold on live television. Police officers testified to the violence and mayhem. Criminal proceedings in open court detailed what...

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Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows

December 17, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

The mugshot-style photos are posted on online message boards in black and white and look a little like old-fashioned “wanted” posters.

Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users

October 26, 2021 at 7:21 a.m.

In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought...

Matt Prue, from Stonington, Conn., walks out into the Atlantic Ocean to body surf the waves from Tropical Storm Henri as it approaches Westerly, R.I., Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Slow-moving storm Henri drenches Northeast US

August 22, 2021 at 10:09 p.m.

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — Tropical Storm Henri socked the Northeast with strong winds as it made landfall Sunday on the coast of Rhode Island and sent lashing bands of rain...

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