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6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation

6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation

By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2021
Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant

Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant

By Noah Y. Kim • March 12, 2021
What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2021
Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill

Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2021
What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories

What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories

By Daniel Funke • February 2, 2021
ISIS, drug prices and COVID-19 deaths: How a viral post misleads on Biden's first days in office

ISIS, drug prices and COVID-19 deaths: How a viral post misleads on Biden's first days in office

By Samantha Putterman • January 26, 2021
Did YouTube remove ‘dislikes’ from a video posted by Biden White House?

Did YouTube remove ‘dislikes’ from a video posted by Biden White House?

By Madison Czopek • January 25, 2021
Here’s why there are flags on the National Mall

Here’s why there are flags on the National Mall

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 20, 2021
The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them

The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them

By Samantha Putterman • January 20, 2021
QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

By Daniel Funke • January 13, 2021
Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

By Daniel Funke • January 12, 2021
10 most popular social media fact-checks of 2020

10 most popular social media fact-checks of 2020

By Daniel Funke • December 30, 2020
Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

By Daniel Funke • December 21, 2020
How Biden managed to win far more votes in 2020 than Obama did in 2008 — but far fewer counties

How Biden managed to win far more votes in 2020 than Obama did in 2008 — but far fewer counties

By Jon Greenberg • December 15, 2020
Why you shouldn’t worry about getting Bell’s Palsy from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Why you shouldn’t worry about getting Bell’s Palsy from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim • December 11, 2020
In context: The Medal of Freedom clip that went viral on Twitter

In context: The Medal of Freedom clip that went viral on Twitter

By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2020
Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2020
Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election

Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election

By Daniel Funke • November 20, 2020
How online misinformation unfolded after Election Day, boosted by Trump and his allies

How online misinformation unfolded after Election Day, boosted by Trump and his allies

By Daniel Funke • November 6, 2020
What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day

What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day

By Daniel Funke • November 2, 2020