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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 · 9h ago

Watford, a ‘fake news’ sacking and an apology to Elton John

In today’s Football Daily: fun and games at Vicarage Road

The Guardian - UK · 10h ago

27 Single-Panel Cartoons By Ivan Ehlers That Comment On Politics And Modern Society (New Pics)

From political hypocrisy to misinformation, Ivan Ehlers' sharp black-and-white cartoons turn the news into single-panel punchlines that are funny right up until they make you think.

Bored Panda · 14h ago

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

Digital distrust and polarisation: 'We need to get back to engaging with one another as a society'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Valdemar Osted, partner and head of technology at Danish digital consultants Common Consultancy. Can the fear of disinformation become as dangerous to democracy as disinformation itself? Osted challenges widely circulated claims that attacks on Russian data centres have triggered a sudden collapse in online…

France 24 · Oct 13

Did Ukrainian strikes on Russian datacentres reduce online disinformation?

While some viral online graphs suggest less bot activity, Zelenskyy’s claims of improved social media discourse do not entirely pass muster

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

TV Networks Protested Press Bans by Declining To Cover Trump. That Might Have Been Illegal, the DOJ Says.

The antitrust investigation adds another layer of bullying to Trump's vendetta against "Fake News Media Outlets."

Reason · Oct 12