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Twitter Is Fine With Nicki Minaj Telling Her 22 Million Followers COVID Vaccines Cause Swollen Balls
Anti-vaxxers, who view the rapper as part of the hated Hollywood elite, are conflicted.
Joe Rogan Is Back From COVID and Shilling for Ivermectin Now
Rogan has recovered from COVID-19 and used his first show back to spread misinformation about the horse-deworming drug he took.
Evangelical Pastors Are Secretly Spreading the Gospel of QAnon on YouTube
You can’t say QAnon on YouTube. But these evangelical pastors don’t have to.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Learning How To Game TikTok’s Algorithm – And They’re Going Viral
A VICE World News investigation led to TikTok removing over 50 videos, many of which had been on the platform for weeks and been watched millions of times.
Mexico’s President Has Already Made Twice as Many False Claims as Trump
AMLO made over 61,000 misleading statements during his daily news conference in less than three years—double the amount of “untruths” attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump during his entire term.
Reddit Just Banned One of the Biggest Subreddits for COVID-19 Misinformation
Reddit banned r/NoNewNormal and quarantined an additional 54 groups it said were responsible for COVID-19 misinformation.
COVID Troll Alex Berenson Implies He'll Sue to Get Twitter Access Restored
The former New York Times reporter turned COVID misinformation clearinghouse was suspended for the stuff he’s been doing for months on end.
How to Actually Get a Trump Voter Vaccinated
Some red counties have managed to convince high percentages of their residents to get vaccinated—despite the stark political divide and misinformation fueling the pandemic.
Fox News’ Bret Baier Has Been Spreading Climate Misinformation Since 2009: Report
Eighty-seven percent of Special Report’s climate segments since 2009 either spread misinformation or perpetuated false or misleading narratives, says Media Matters.
Doctors and Scientists Are Fighting Vaccine Misinformation on TikTok
The experts of the Team Halo initiative have taken to social media in order to combat falsehoods about COVID-19 and promote accurate vaccine science.
Brazil's Far-Right Influencers Are Deleting Videos About Fake COVID Cures
Researchers say thousands of COVID hoax videos—some from accounts tied to President Bolsonaro—are disappearing from YouTube after a government probe.
The Rise of the ‘Vietnamese Rush Limbaugh’
YouTuber Nguy Vu is well-known among Vietnamese-American Republicans, but critics are worried about what he says online.