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CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" for a closer look at Twitter's new initiative to counter election misinformation and how Facebook is preparing for the potential for election-related unrest.
Americans are facing a flood of misinformation across media platforms in the lead-up to the 2020 elections. New York Times magazine staff writer Emily Bazelon joined CBSN to explain why rethinking our interpretation of free speech may help strengthen U.S. democracy, and how the Supreme Court has ruled in cases regarding the First Amendment.
Since Twitter began to ramp up its efforts to stop the spread of misinformation online, at least eight of President Trump's tweets have been flagged for misleading information. John Cook, a research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, joins CBSN to discuss the acronym FLICC (fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations, cherry-picking, conspiracy theories), which communication experts use to identify misinformation and how fighting misinformation benefits all Americans.
This election year, the Washington Post's small team of fact-checkers released a book that examined more than 15,000 presidential claims. In the book, “Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth,” Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly lay out the president’s biggest fabrications. Errol Barnett reports.
Social media platforms are making some last-ditch efforts to curb the spread of misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Axios reporter Sara Fischer joins CBSN to discuss how they're handling it.
The Trump campaign is accusing Twitter and Facebook of censorship after the social media companies blocked the spread of an unverified story about former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, and a laptop allegedly full of his old emails. Nancy Cordes has details.
Mr. Obama said misinformation has been "turbocharged because of social media... And because the head of our government, of our federal government, has resorted to it."
Disputed claims about mail-in ballots, online disinformation, and comments from President Trump raising doubts about the election are just a few examples creating mistrust in the American electorate. The Boston Globe recently chronicled how these elements are combining to test democracy in the U.S. Liz Goodwin, deputy bureau chief in Washington for the Boston Globe, co-wrote the story and joined CBSN to discuss.
Trump says he won't participate in next debate; New poll shows Arizona Senate race heating up
It's a rare instance of both social media companies swiftly taking action against one of Mr. Trump's falsehoods.
President Trump has long claimed, without much evidence, that voter fraud plagues American democracy. In a recent New York Times Magazine article entitled, "The Attack On Voting: How President Trump's false claim of voter fraud is being used to disenfranchise Americans" Jim Rutenberg explores the impact not just on the 2020 election, but also on voters across the country who are being targeted. Rutenberg joins CBSN to discuss his reporting on the issue.
A Cornell University study found 38% of online posts and articles containing coronavirus misinformation included references to President Donald Trump. After the president himself was diagnosed, there was a surge in posts doubting his illness. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to talk about how conspiracy theories are entering the mainstream.
Ted Koppel talks with Trump voters in West Virginia about their views on the president's COVID-19 diagnosis, and explores the increasing reliance on partisan social media sources for one's news
Generation Z may be better at identifying and avoiding misinformation than older generations are, according to new data. Axios political reporter Stef Kight, who looked into those numbers, joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Social media company faces criticism for allowing false information on global warming to proliferate.
Microblogging company says it "will not permit our service to be abused" during elections and other civic events.
A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate says social media companies are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus. The group's CEO, Imran Ahmed, spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the findings and how African Americans may be disproportionately affected.
Only on “CBS This Morning,” Gayle King spoke with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about new plans to stop misinformation ahead of Election Day. The tech CEO says Facebook is focused on connecting its users with accurate details for November through a voter information center. He also said the tech giant will prohibit new political ads in the week before the election, and the company is preparing for potential disputes over election results.
The social media giant announces it will not be accepting new political ads the week before the election.
In a "CBS This Morning" exclusive interview, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks with Gayle King about new measures the social media company is taking before the November election. Among other measures, Facebook promises to flag -- or in some cases, remove -- misinformation about voting related to the coronavirus.
"We're going to take this seriously and make sure that people aren't declaring victory and saying that any kind of ongoing counting of votes is evidence of a rigged election or anything like that," Zuckerberg said.
QAnon, a baseless pro-Trump conspiracy theory is spreading both misinformation and disinformation online about the coronavirus pandemic and a number of other topics. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" to discuss the difference between the two terms and why it's significant.
Misinformation spread that officers had shot and killed Black homicide suspect but video showed he actually shot himself.
Amid growing concern about the dangers of QAnon, a pro-Trump conspiracy theory that's been linked to real-world threats, social media companies' responses are coming under scrutiny. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss.
The social media giant is using it to help figure out what content, amid millions of posts, violates its policies and should be labeled or removed, but AI has some limitations.
President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the 80th anniversary of the world body.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
United Airlines asked the FAA to issue a ground stop for its flights in the U.S. for the second time in less than two months, citing a technical problem.
The 39-year-old man was scheduled for surgery on an abscess when he died, ICE officials said.
President Trump said Ukraine is "in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form" — a shift that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said took him by surprise.
President Trump suggested Tuesday that London officials want to "go to sharia law," a comment London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office called "bigoted" and "appalling."
A malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter at the United Nations' headquarters drew President Trump's frustration.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement.