AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/social-media-us-news-ap-top-news-conspiracy-media-9d54570ebba5e406667c38cb29522ec6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/social-media-us-news-ap-top-news-conspiracy-media-9d54570ebba5e406667c38cb29522ec6Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — The baseless conspiracy theory took off after an anonymous user posed a bizarre question in an internet chatroom: What if retail giant Wayfair is using pricey storage cabinets to traffic children?Self-proclaimed internet sleuths quickly responded by matching up the names of Wayfair products to those of missing...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/social-media-us-news-ap-top-news-conspiracy-media-9d54570ebba5e406667c38cb29522ec6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/social-media-us-news-ap-top-news-conspiracy-media-9d54570ebba5e406667c38cb29522ec6Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — The baseless conspiracy theory took off after an anonymous user posed a bizarre question in an internet chatroom: What if retail giant Wayfair is using pricey storage cabinets to traffic children?Self-proclaimed internet sleuths quickly responded by matching up the names of Wayfair products to those of missing...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-technology-c8a542e2f22004c0c06cbbe1e1b58a52Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-technology-c8a542e2f22004c0c06cbbe1e1b58a52Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — Twitter it will start alerting users when a tweet makes disputed or misleading claims about the coronavirus.The new rule is the latest in a wave of stricter policies that tech companies are rolling out to confront an outbreak of virus-related misinformation on their sites. Facebook and Google, which owns...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-technology-c8a542e2f22004c0c06cbbe1e1b58a52Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-technology-c8a542e2f22004c0c06cbbe1e1b58a52Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — Twitter it will start alerting users when a tweet makes disputed or misleading claims about the coronavirus.The new rule is the latest in a wave of stricter policies that tech companies are rolling out to confront an outbreak of virus-related misinformation on their sites. Facebook and Google, which owns...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-politics-virus-outbreak-5862a9201c7b1bea62069a9c5e5fbb1cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-politics-virus-outbreak-5862a9201c7b1bea62069a9c5e5fbb1cClick to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of posts fly in the new Facebook groups daily. The numbers are fake, some of the social media videos claim. “Social distancing is the new way to control you, your family and your behavior,” another commenter warns. Others say the pandemic is an overblown hoax.The loose...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-politics-virus-outbreak-5862a9201c7b1bea62069a9c5e5fbb1cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-politics-virus-outbreak-5862a9201c7b1bea62069a9c5e5fbb1cClick to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of posts fly in the new Facebook groups daily. The numbers are fake, some of the social media videos claim. “Social distancing is the new way to control you, your family and your behavior,” another commenter warns. Others say the pandemic is an overblown hoax.The loose...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-pandemics-88ccd8d2714998cb06fb88639c271af6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-pandemics-88ccd8d2714998cb06fb88639c271af6Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health. Facebook, Google and others have begun using algorithms, new rules and factual warnings to knock...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-pandemics-88ccd8d2714998cb06fb88639c271af6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-pandemics-88ccd8d2714998cb06fb88639c271af6Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health. Facebook, Google and others have begun using algorithms, new rules and factual warnings to knock...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/madison-social-media-election-2020-russia-elections-0db953743c56cd6fd6e4ef73e02f120cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/madison-social-media-election-2020-russia-elections-0db953743c56cd6fd6e4ef73e02f120cClick to copyRelated topicsFour years after Russia-linked groups stoked divisions in the U.S. presidential election on social media platforms, a new report shows that Moscow’s campaign hasn’t let up and has become harder to detect. The from University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Young Mie Kim found that Russia-linked social media accounts are...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/madison-social-media-election-2020-russia-elections-0db953743c56cd6fd6e4ef73e02f120cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/madison-social-media-election-2020-russia-elections-0db953743c56cd6fd6e4ef73e02f120cClick to copyRelated topicsFour years after Russia-linked groups stoked divisions in the U.S. presidential election on social media platforms, a new report shows that Moscow’s campaign hasn’t let up and has become harder to detect. The from University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Young Mie Kim found that Russia-linked social media accounts are...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.AdvertisementWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris’ eligibility to be vice president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.Asked about the matter at the White House, Trump told reporters he had “heard” rumors that Harris, a Black woman and U.S.-born citizen whose parents were immigrants, does not meet the requirement to serve in the White House. The president said he considered the rumors “very serious.”The...…You have permission to edit this article.AdvertisementWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris’ eligibility to be vice president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.Asked about the matter at the White House, Trump told reporters he had “heard” rumors that Harris, a Black woman and U.S.-born citizen whose parents were immigrants, does not meet the requirement to serve in the White House. The president said he considered the rumors “very serious.”The...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-international-news-media-social-media-1b849309f54ffba3921fc97b62d0df68Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-international-news-media-social-media-1b849309f54ffba3921fc97b62d0df68Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — The State Department says Russia is using a well-developed online operation that includes a loose collection of proxy websites to stir up confusion around the coronavirus by amplifying conspiracy theories and misinformation. The disclosure on Wednesday was rare for the Trump...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-international-news-media-social-media-1b849309f54ffba3921fc97b62d0df68Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-international-news-media-social-media-1b849309f54ffba3921fc97b62d0df68Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — The State Department says Russia is using a well-developed online operation that includes a loose collection of proxy websites to stir up confusion around the coronavirus by amplifying conspiracy theories and misinformation. The disclosure on Wednesday was rare for the Trump...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-top-news-constitutions-ca-state-wire-media-59eba74ae03b0c9616da9f08ec8abda1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-top-news-constitutions-ca-state-wire-media-59eba74ae03b0c9616da9f08ec8abda1Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — False claims that Kamala Harris is not legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president have been circulating in social media posts since 2019, when she first launched her Democratic primary campaign.As a person born in the U.S., at least 35 and a resident for at least 14 years, she...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-top-news-constitutions-ca-state-wire-media-59eba74ae03b0c9616da9f08ec8abda1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-top-news-constitutions-ca-state-wire-media-59eba74ae03b0c9616da9f08ec8abda1Click to copyRelated topicsCHICAGO (AP) — False claims that Kamala Harris is not legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president have been circulating in social media posts since 2019, when she first launched her Democratic primary campaign.As a person born in the U.S., at least 35 and a resident for at least 14 years, she...WW…