Voters on both sides say they — and their candidate — will accept the results of the 2020 election, win or lose. But they're also […]
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Facebook fact-checker phones man who left death threat
Facebook has hired a network of fact-checkers across America. CNN talks to two who have received threats for simply doing their jobs during the 2020 […]
Continue readingReporter went to a QAnon event. This is what he saw
You might see people sharing the hashtag #SavetheChildren on social media. But much of this online activity has nothing to do with the respected and […]
Continue readingEx-QAnon believer breaks his silence. How he escaped the viral cult
Jitarth Jadeja found QAnon in 2017. The 32-year-old spent two years entrenched in the virtual cult. His biggest regret? Sharing the conspiracy theory with his […]
Continue readingCrease in Biden’s shirt sparked a conspiracy theory
Prior to the first Presidential debate, a baseless conspiracy theory inundated many Americans. The Trump campaign, Fox News, and a slew of Trump-supporting Facebook pages […]
Continue readingWe fact-checked a fake, viral video with a Trump supporter
Misleading content shared by Trump and his team is often defended as humor. But his supporters aren't always in on the joke. When CNN's Donie […]
Continue readingTrump posts manipulated video to Twitter and Facebook
Facebook removed a video posted by President Donald Trump's account that had twisted a viral video of two toddlers after one of the children's parents […]
Continue readingFacebook pulls Trump ads for violating ‘organized hate’ policy
Facebook said it had taken action against ads run by President Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate. The ads, which attacked what […]
Continue readingTrump threatens to shut down social media platforms
While Twitter has fact-checked President Trump’s false claims on mail-in ballots, they have not taken down the President’s tweets in which he makes false accusations […]
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