YOU WONT BELIEVE: Misinformation - What They Never Told You

We need to stop disinformation in UK political adverts. Here’s a chance to do so

Letters: Alex Tait on a proposed amendment to the representation of the people bill, and Dr Joseph Mullen on Russian interference in the Brexit referendum

The Guardian - UK · 7h ago

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian data centres may change how we see disinformation

In recent days, a Ukrainian drone strike hit Russia’s largest data centre, owned by bank and technology company Sberbank. The strike came after Ukraine hit three data centres belonging to the tech giant Yandex, which is often referred to as “Russia’s Google”.

The Conversation · Oct 18

Commissioner throws cold water on disinformation fears

The best defence against online disinformation is to teach voters to differentiate truth from lies, a state's electoral commissioner says as a poll looms.

AAP · Oct 16

The internet isn't dead. It's even worse

Ukraine didn't knock out Russia's digital troll army, but the attacks say a lot about our fears of being online

Salon · Oct 15

Scottish Greens quit X over spreading of 'misinformation and hate'

The Scottish Greens have quit Twitter/X, accusing the platform of spreading 'misinformation and hate'

The National (Scotland) · Oct 15

Five types of disinformation – and how to spot red flags that trigger climate inaction

We’re living in an age of constant information: tweets, headlines, reels, reports. It’s everywhere, all the time. But here’s the challenge: not all of it is true. Some of it is intentionally misleading. A lot is AI-generated. From outright climate denial to more subtle greenwashing, disinformation is not just a…

The Conversation · Oct 15

Paxton fans Talarico conspiracy theory

Talarico was recovering from flu. Paxton supporters said the Democrat was being treated for mental illness

Salon · Oct 15

Anatomy of a lie: James Talarico got the flu – sending rightwing midterm misinformation machine into overdrive

Claims that James Talarico suffered a mental health crisis spread across rightwing media, offering a warning about disinformation ahead of the US midterm election

The Guardian - US · Oct 15

Inside the 12-Day MAGA Disinformation Push That May Have Backfired in the Texas Senate Race

James Talarico returned to the campaign trail after 12 days with flu as MAGA influencers pushed a debunked Ohio hospital conspiracy, raising possible HIPAA legal exposure.

Latin Times · Oct 13

Have Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres hit Russian online disinformation?

After recent Ukrainian bombings of Russian data centres belonging to Yandex, internet users claim to have noticed a sharp reduction in pro-Russian and far-right populist social media content. They suggest the reduction is a direct result of the strikes cutting off Russian disinformation "bots". We examine the claim in this…

France 24 · Oct 13