Tag: Misinformation

According to investigative reporter Robert Kogon, Elon Musk's claim that Twitter has withdrawn from the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation is an empty boast. In reality, it is still complying.

The U.K. Government is set to spend £600,000 ($755,000) on social media surveillance to identify “harmful disinformation and misinformation narratives”.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has resigned her post as the head of America's top public health agency. In honour of her resignation, it’s worth revisiting some of her most obvious disasters.

The EU has issued its first list of platforms that will be subject to 'content moderation' requirements. Surprisingly, they include Amazon, Apple and Wikipedia. What censorship does the EU have planned for them?

The war on 'disinformation' begun under Obama has become a free-for-all, a "blank cheque" to censor anything, and it's driving America crazy, says Jacob Siegel.

The CDC published inaccurate data about the COVID-19 pandemic that exaggerated the threat to the public on at least 20 occasions, a new paper has found.

Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi, thanks to their access to the Twitter Files, have exposed America's 'Censorship-Industrial Complex'. Needless to say, the U.K. has its own version that's every bit as sinister.

A new BBC Panorama episode from Marianna Spring blames Elon Musk for a tripling in abusive messages on Twitter. But there are clearly other reasons that might explain the data besides the influence of Mr Musk.

You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the civil war unfolding at the New York Times over the trans issue. But the fact that the grown-ups are standing up to the Red Guards in their midst is a good sign.

"In the final analysis, public health officials actively propagated misinformation that ruined lives and forever damaged public trust in the medical profession," writes Dr. Marty Makary.