Tag: disinformation
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How Trump is weaponizing disinformation about noncitizens voting to fuel rigged election claims
Beyond Trump, there are few election deniers more zealous than Cleta Mitchell, a once-liberal Democratic Oklahoma legislator who has constructed a vast conservative apparatus promoting the noncitizen voting lie. Mitchell converted to the right in the ’90s, and represented tea party politicians in campaign finance cases in the aughts. She co-founded the Public Interest Legal…
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This is how a Russian disinformation campaign starts
Johnson did not return requests for comment. Similar requests to those who spread the false assassination attempt story went mostly unanswered. Those who responded defended their posts and videos. “We reported it as potentially being a hoax,” Dore said. Andrew Kolvet, a representative for Kirk and a producer of his podcast, said Kirk noted at…
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Kamala Harris calls Trump ‘irresponsible’ for disinformation on Helene aid
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday criticized former President Donald Trump over false claims he’s made when talking about disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Helene. In remarks to reporters, Harris said there’s a lot of “disinformation being pushed out there by the former president about what is available, in particular to the survivors of…
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Public officials urge halt to the spread of rampant disinformation around Hurricane Helene
Republican and Democratic politicians and officials have in recent days resorted to pleading with people to stop spreading false information related to Hurricane Helene, with many saying that rumors and conspiracy theories are hampering recovery efforts. A torrent of false claims has muddied details around the recovery efforts following the storm, which left hundreds dead…
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Top Democrat urges Biden admin to do more to help local election officials fight a flood of disinformation
A top Democratic senator is asking the Biden administration to do more to help state and local governments detect and respond to online disinformation campaigns designed to manipulate voters in the November election, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, urged the federal…
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Janet Jackson tells interviewer she’s heard Kamala Harris is not Black, echoing election disinformation
Echoing well-trodden disinformation that has infected the U.S. presidential election, pop icon Janet Jackson said she has heard Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black. The remarks were published Saturday by The Guardian, granted access and interview time as Jackson promotes her latest tour’s European stops. Jackson is also promoting a residency that starts in…
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Russian disinformation peddlers are targeting Harris-Walz campaign with fake videos, Microsoft says
Russian disinformation peddlers are producing videos targeting the Harris-Walz campaign with false and disparaging claims, Microsoft said Tuesday. At least three Russian disinformation actors have been working to denigrate the Harris-Walz campaign, Microsoft said. One is a “marketing” firm that the Justice Department indicted this month, while Microsoft identified the other two only by pseudonyms.…
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Meta bans RT days after U.S. accused Russian outlet of disinformation
Social media giant Meta announced Monday that it is banning Russian media outlet RT, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow’s spy agencies. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our…