🇺🇸🗳️The US state of Arizona is a flashpoint for debunked conspiracy theories about lost votes and illegal ballot harvesting. Daniel Funke visited Maricopa County to see how election officials are working to win back public trust one voter at a time

Great work from Daniel Funke showing how disinformation about the 2020 US election continues to negatively influence voter trust and impact safety for key poll workers

From Daniel P. Galgano + Anuj Chopra: A barrage of attacks on Tim Walz fueled by misinformation over his support for LGBTQ communities has failed to dent the US vice presidential candidate's surging poll ratings barrons.com/news/vp-conten…

My video for AFP Fact Check 🔎 on the recurring conspiracy theories about left-wing groups stashing piles of bricks near planned protests to incite violence. The claims resurfaced during the DNC two weeks ago. youtu.be/tk_kGz-j6Z8?si…

HEY Y'ALL Votebeat HAS FREE STUFF FOR REPORTERS COVERING VOTING THIS SEASON. Most excitingly: A Slack channel open to journalists in local and non-profit newsrooms with *literally dozens* of experts who can answer instant questions on the record. accounts.muckrock.com/election-hub/r…

US disinformation researcher laments 'incredible witch hunt'. AFP News Agency spoke with Renee DiResta, author of "Invisible Rulers: The people who turn lies into reality", and formerly with the Stanford Internet Observatory, a disinformation research project u.afp.com/5bcV

🚨New in Nature Human Behaviour 🚨 Will misinfo warning labels backfire for ppl who distrust fact-checkers? No! Labels reduce belief in & sharing of false news even for those highly distrusting of fact-checkers - warning labels are a key tool for platforms! rdcu.be/dSHtF

The Tim Pool/Tenet Media story is obviously fascinating. But... An FBI affidavit unsealed this week says the Russians are maintaining an active list of 2,800 influencers, 600 of whom are in the US The FBI has not released the list Who else is on it? wired.com/story/project-…

Countering #misinformation: needed & effective. Study: nature.com/articles/s4159… Both debunks & prebunks help reduce "vulnerability to misinformation in the expected direction in almost all cases, with debunks being slightly more effective than prebunks." "...our results mostly

🇺🇸 Faced with an onslaught of disinformation, officials in the US swing state of Arizona are preparing for the presidential election by increasing security and giving public tours at ballot tabulation facilities

🇺🇸🗳️ Fact-checking operations told Bill McCarthy they have been preparing for weeks ahead of former US president Donald Trump's face-off Tuesday against Vice President Kamala Harris, their only debate currently scheduled before the November 5 election u.afp.com/5bb5

We're live fact-checking the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Hear something during the debate that leaves you wondering, “Is that true?” Send it our way at [email protected] or text it to (727) 382-4727. politifact.com/article/2024/s…

Folks, they are not “eating the cats” factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36…

New from Arthur MacMillan + Marisha Goldhamer: Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s debate claims on the economy, immigration and abortion msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

Trump campaign amplifies baseless rumors of migrants stealing pets factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36… by Daniel Funke for AFP News Agency

🚨Out in Science!🚨 Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya? WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%! -Lasts over 2mo -Works on entrenched beliefs -Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 1/

This is the true cost of disinformation. Residents in Springfield now have to deal with networked incitement. springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfie…

Read Manon Jacob on how Kamala Harris's comments on fracking have shifted over the years: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36…

Where did Trump's debate comment on "transgender operations on illegal aliens in prison" come from? Natalie 🌷 has the details: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36…

Social media users are variously claiming the man accused of planning to assassinate Donald Trump is registered as a Republican or a Democratic voter, but public records indicate he is currently neither. With Rob Lever for AFP News Agency: barrons.com/news/contrary-…