The FBI is warning that several fabricated videos are misusing its name and insignia to promote false claims of problems at the polls. A written statement purported to come from the FBI urges media ...

Following the shooting of Charlie Kirk, false accusations that the shooter was transgender spread online. This follows a pattern where disinformation falsely links transgender individuals to major ...

Throughout 2024—the so-called “year of elections”—when half the world’s population went to the ballot box, there was a tussle between authoritarianism and democracy that played to a relative draw.

This article was supplied by NewsGuard. As the war in Ukraine approaches the three-year anniversary of the Russian invasion that launched the conflict, NewsGuard has now identified and debunked 302 ...

Russia spread false claims about the U.S. government’s response to hurricanes Helene and Milton in an effort to sow discontent and undermine public support for Ukraine, according to a new report from ...

Less than a week out from the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, it feels like angry X and Facebook posts, memes, comments, and videos from rival sides are everywhere. But do you really know who you ...

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, false claims about “US-run biolabs” began circulating almost immediately through Russian state outlets. Within weeks, those same allegations ...

Though Japan has begun government-wide efforts to counter foreign disinformation, including developing countermeasures and cooperating with international bodies, it has given less attention to ...

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