David Klepper
The Associated Press
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Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley
The new pro-Trump network is actually three different networks of Twitter accounts, all created in huge batches in April, October and November 2022. → Read More
Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley
The new pro-Trump network is actually three different networks of Twitter accounts, all created in huge batches in April, October and November 2022. → Read More
Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley
The new pro-Trump network is actually three different networks of Twitter accounts, all created in huge batches in April, October and November 2022. → Read More
Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump. Besides... → Read More
COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. This much is known: When it comes to COVID-19 misinformation, any new report on the virus’ origin quickly triggers […] → Read More
COVID-19 conjecture soars after latest report on origins
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or sprea... → Read More
Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook allowed an exiled Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads calling for protests and uprisings against the pro-Western government, even though he and his poli… → Read More
Climate misinformation 'rocket boosters' on Musk's Twitter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Search for the word “climate” on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn’t “climate crisis” or “climate jobs” or even “climate change” but instead “climate scam.” Cl... → Read More
Like Jan. 6 rioters, Brazil coup participants plotted openly online
MIAMI (AP) — The map was called “Beach Trip” and was blasted out to more than 18,000 members of a public Telegram channel called, in Portuguese, “Hunting and Fishing. → Read More
Brazil rioters plotted openly online, pitched huge ‘party’
The map was called “Beach Trip” and was blasted out to more than 18,000 members of a public Telegram channel called, in Portuguese, “Hunting and Fishing.” → Read More
Hamlin's collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformation
Unfounded claims about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines proliferated in the hours and days after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed → Read More
Hamlin’s collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformation
While cardiac specialists say it’s too soon to know what caused Hamlin’s heart to stop, they’ve offered a rare type of trauma called commotio cordis as among the possible culprits. → Read More
Hamlin’s collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformation
While cardiac specialists say it’s too soon to know what caused Hamlin’s heart to stop, they’ve offered a rare type of trauma called commotio cordis as among the possible culprits. → Read More
Hamlin's collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformation
Unfounded claims about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines proliferated after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during Monday's game. → Read More
Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
In the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lit up with the now familiar expressions of grief, mourning and disbelief. → Read More
TikTok's algorithm promotes posts about eating disorders and suicide, report finds
TikTok's algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to vulnerable teens, according to a report published Wednesday that highlights con → Read More
Report: TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide
TikTok’s algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to vulnerable teens, according to a report published Wednesday that highlights concerns about social media and it… → Read More
EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
Earlier this month, they began publishing — in the form of a series of tweets — about actions that Twitter previously took against accounts thought to have violated its content rules. → Read More
EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
Earlier this month, they began publishing — in the form of a series of tweets — about actions that Twitter previously took against accounts thought to have violated its content rules. → Read More
EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
Earlier this month, they began publishing — in the form of a series of tweets — about actions that Twitter previously took against accounts thought to have violated its content rules. → Read More