Tag: disinformation
U.S. Withdrawal from International Cyber Organizations Weakens Global Cooperation Against Cyber Threats
On Jan. 7, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a memorandum ordering the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations. Many of these are...
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing...
Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture
Within minutes of Donald Trump announcing in the early hours of Saturday morning that US troops had captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his...
Fact Checking Bari Weiss: The Stated Reasons for Spiking 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT”
On Sunday evening, 60 Minutes was set to air a segment on the alleged Venezuelan gang members detained by the Trump administration, flown to...
The Black Press, public media, and press freedom: We must restore these cornerstones of a functioning democracy
By Shavon Arline-Bradley and Ja’Lia Taylor
There is no democracy without a free press. That truth is especially urgent for Black women and our families,...
The Black Market for Fake Science Is Growing Faster Than Legitimate Research, Study Warns
A new study by researchers at Northwestern University has set off alarm bells about the future of academic research, warning that the publication of...
