"How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/minnesota-lawmaker-killings-misinformation-rightwing
h/t @cambskeptics
https://mastodonapp.uk/@cambskeptics/114700162100210916
#misinformation #disinformation
To the douchebag who just tried to claim that Harvey Milk was a pedophile on my YouTube video There is no evidence for that whatsoever. The right really don't like sticking to facts at all.
Meanwhile, in Australia ...
Phys.org: New research shows Australians see influencers as major sources of misinformation https://phys.org/news/2025-06-australians-major-sources-misinformation.html @physorg_bot #misinformation
https://www.infolibre.es/1_1ebe13
Dos de cada cinco españoles ya son "ninis informativos": ni confían ni se interesan por las noticias
INFORME DIGITAL NEWS REPORT
Según datos del 'Digital News Report 2025' que se publica este martes, el 69% de los encuestados están preocupado por los #bulos, sobre todo los más jóvenes
Solo el 31% de la ciudadanía se fía de las noticias, una cifra que se reduce hasta el 20% en el caso de los adultos menores de 24 años
#misinformation #desinformación #Disinformationand
We no longer merely disagree—we inhabit different realities. Trump fabricates. Musk blurs. Together, they’ve torn consensus truth apart. But AI, if ethically aligned, might be our best hope. My latest essay explores the rift—and the tools we can wield to confront it: #AI #Disruption #Misinformation
Worshipped Lies, AI Justice, a...
"Lewis' cancer had already reached an advanced stage by the time it was detected -- delayed in part by her long-standing fear of mammograms and concerns about radiation exposure...Foregoing traditional treatments can have dire consequences."
#Bureaucrat and #Billionaire: Inside #DOGE Chaotic #Takeover of #SocialSecurity. drama offers a case study in how #ElonMusk team sought 2 run critical #government agency through #misinformation #socialmedia blasts and how longtime employees responded. #economy #financialsystem #maga #false #narrative #misinformation #lies #corruption #fraud #waste #abuse all by #gop #congress #trump #musk #politics #political thousands of #federal #employees fired forced 2 retire #layoffs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/doge-social-security.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU8.OnpY.Rf8ET2vJ9G4q
Poynter: As threats grow, fact-checkers double down on standards, IFCN report finds. “Global demand for credibility has driven a record surge in applications to the International Fact-Checking Network’s Code of Principles, the network’s new annual report shows. Despite mounting legal threats, online harassment and declining budgets, fact-checking organizations are ‘leaning into’ public […]
They don't try to be accurate or tell the truth anymore. They just push the falsehoods out and expect people to buy it — sadly, too many do.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/16/tim-scott-cbo-nine-errors/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzUwMDQ2NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxNDI4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTAwNDY0MDAsImp0aSI6IjhlNjNhZjYyLTMxM2UtNDhmYy1hNDEwLWQ1NmVmYTJjMTgzYSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI1LzA2LzE2L3RpbS1zY290dC1jYm8tbmluZS1lcnJvcnMvIn0.sCDDCh93XDslBGw4OknuHG9HzMF-aCVqRYNOaOjfG4U
#misinformation #disinformation #TimScott #CBO
We need to see #EditorialNeutrality in opinion columns. #Editors must not publish blatant #disinformation / #misinformation without disclaimers and informed consent opt-in.
There are not many responsibilities in #journalism, but #DoNoHarm is one of them.
"The reality is that back channels can be only so effective. Cassidy’s main power is to call Kennedy before the Senate health committee, which he chairs, and demand an explanation for Kennedy’s new appointees to the CDC’s vaccine-advisory committee. Cassidy might very well do that."
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/06/bill-cassidy-rfk-jr-vaccines/683191/
#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #vaccinations #measles #misinformation #disinformation #rfkjr#HHS #CDC #ACIP #UScongress #USpol
Filing this under "No one is surprised by this"
A survey of 7,000 #Facebook, #Instagram, and #Threads users found that most people feel less safe on Meta’s platforms since CEO Mark Zuckerberg abandoned fact-checking in January.
#Musk has left Washington amid a blowup with #Trump, & some of his top aides at #DOGE have also departed, leaving federal workers & the public to assess what Musk’s tornadolike path through Washington yielded. At #SocialSecurity, Musk’s efforts amount to a case study in what happened when his team of government novices ran a critical government agency through #misinformation & #socialmedia blasts.
Young people (and some older ones) falling for misinformation about sunscreen. “It's gutwrenching. I just can't believe that in 2025 we are still having to defend something that has such a strong safety profile — and saves lives,” said Dr. Julia Carroll, a Toronto dermatologist who's on the board of Melanoma Canada, a nonprofit for melanoma and skin cancer survivors. #misinformation #socialmedia #skincancer #sunscreen #healthcare https://thekit.ca/beauty/primally-pure-sunscreen-backlash/
FACT
FICTION
In this day and age of #AI ~ Can AUDIO and/or VIDEO news reports be trusted for accuracy?
Who is YOUR reliable news source?
#mainstreammedia #media #news #worldnews #currentevents #TRUTH #LIES #misinformation #JustTheFactsMaam 
2015: #Netanyahu claims #Iran will have nuclear weapons within a year.
2012: Netanyahu claims Iran will have nuclear weapons within a year.
2012: The Guardian: "Leaked cables show Netanyahu’s Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad"
Once again Elon #Muskrat spreading more misinformation that not even his chatbot is willing to lie for him.
The far left are not the problem, the right are. The right are unhinged, they lie and the right ruin everything. Do try to keep Musk
"it's frightfully clear that, worm-infested or not, Kennedy's brain is marinated in wild conspiracy theories and dangerous misinformation"
Ars Technica: AI Overviews hallucinates that Airbus, not Boeing, involved in fatal Air India crash . “When major events occur, most people rush to Google to find information. Increasingly, the first thing they see is an AI Overview, a feature that already has a reputation for making glaring mistakes. In the wake of a tragic plane crash in India, Google’s AI search results are spreading […]
