Fox settlement shows press freedom isn’t incompatible with accountability

By Ari Paul

If misinformation spreads similarly to viruses, can treatments for it be developed?

By Christie Aschwanden

‘Dangerous for us all’: Elon Musk, world’s richest man, completes Twitter takeover

By Jake Johnson

Experts debunk monkeypox myths as misinformation spreads

By Orion Rummler

Disinformation can be deadly, but what can be done about it?

By Kathie Obradovich

At last, policymakers are beginning to put forward ideas to counter our epidemic of falsehoods

Embracing uncertainty may be a better way to cure conspiracist thinking

By Ivan Oransky

If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, labels can make the truth that much harder to find

Falsehoods about climate change run rampant on Facebook, study finds

By Jake Johnson

Facebook’s refusal to fact-check lies and misinformation about climate change show it is ‘the Big Tobacco of our generation,’ one group says

Facebook is blocking researchers from studying its misinformation problem

By Ethan Zuckerman

How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry

Right-wing media are brainwashing their followers about vaccines, but the mainstream press won’t cover the story

By Eric Boehlert

Republicans used to support vaccinations more than Democrats, but the mainstream media won’t explore this story

Mitch McConnell: ‘I don’t think it serves any particular purpose’ to counter anti-vaccine lies

By Josh Israel

Senate Republican leader has repeatedly stated he believes vaccines are safe and helpful, but he refuses to stop his colleagues from spreading lies about them