Category: Misinformation

Surge in Online Misinformation Prompts Fact‑Checking Blitz in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp rise in digital misinformation, prompting a concerted response from local fact‑checkers. The issue has become a top social and political concern, especially on social media, YouTube and various news portals. Rumor Scanner, the…

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Senate Republicans Deploy Fake‑News Network as AI‑Driven Health Misinformation Persists

A newly exposed network of sham news sites, run by a dark‑money group tied to Senate Republicans, is pushing partisan narratives ahead of the November 2026 elections. At the same time, a June 2026 Kaiser Family Foundation poll…

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Senate Republicans Deploy Fake‑News Websites as AI‑Chatbot Health Myths Surge

Key developments: A newly disclosed operation links a dark‑money group, One Nation, with the Senate Leadership Fund to run a network of fabricated news sites that target swing states ahead of the November 2026 Senate races. At the…

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