FBI warns voters about fake videos aimed at undermining election confidenceThe FBI warns voters about fabricated videos claiming to be from the agency and designed to instill fear and doubt about Election Day.
06 Nov, 2024, 01.45 AM IST
Election falsehoods take off on YouTube as it looks the other wayWhile Media Matters is a progressive organisation that regularly criticises conservatives, reporters and academics frequently cite it as a ...
04 Nov, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election DayEfforts to increase Black voter turnout in the 2024 election include rallies with influential figures, community events, and nonpartisan fe...
04 Nov, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
In U.S. swing states, officials brace for conspiracy theories and violenceElection officials in key US battleground states are preparing for potential misinformation, threats, and violence ahead of the impending e...
30 Oct, 2024, 06.45 PM IST
‘With the US electoral college, 90% of America is ignored during the Presidential polls — it’s better to have a single nation-wide election’"The US does have an odd and complicated system for electing its President — it’s a lot more complex than just having a single nation-wide ...
14 Aug, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
Elon Musk's Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor GreeneThe Georgia Republican's reinstatement comes after Musk over the weekend reinstated the account of former President Donald Trump, who was b...
22 Nov, 2022, 06.52 AM IST
Facebook's struggle with Gateway Pundit highlights challenge of containing disinformationGateway Pundit’s continuing presence on Facebook illustrates the platform’s worldwide struggle to stop the spread of disinformation and to ...
03 Dec, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Analysis: A GOP reckoning after turning blind eye to Donald TrumpAt the heart of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a lie, one that was allowed to fester and flourish by many of the same Rep...
11 Jan, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
YouTube to remove new videos that falsely claim fraud changed U.S. election outcomeThe update comes a day after "safe harbor" day, a deadline set by U.S. law for states to certify the results of the presidential election. ...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.00 PM IST
'A new movement': Trump's false claims take hold in some statesDozens of state lawmakers, elected officials and party leaders in recent weeks have endorsed and advanced Trump's false claims, and in some...
09 Dec, 2020, 08.45 AM IST
Dangerously viral: How Donald Trump, supporters spread false claimsTrump and his allies have fomented the idea of a "rigged election" for months, promoting falsehoods through various media and even lawsuits...
04 Dec, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
Explainer: What's with all the post-election audits?Until now, the Trump campaign's flurry of legal challenges hasn't unearthed any evidence of widespread voter fraud, and election experts as...
21 Nov, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
For President Trump, every decision now is made with sowing post-election chaos as the goalTrump's blizzard of attacks on the election are allowing him to sow discontent and doubt among his most loyal supporters, leaving many with...
19 Nov, 2020, 11.10 AM IST
Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise moreTwitter and Facebook have both slapped a misinformation label on some content from Trump, most notably his assertions linking voting by mai...
17 Nov, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
US election officials say 'no evidence' of compromised votesWith most Republican lawmakers having yet to acknowledge Biden's win, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the chamber's top Democrat, acc...
13 Nov, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
Facebook, swamped with misinformation, extends post-election U.S. political ad banAlphabet's Google also appeared to be sticking with its post-election political ad ban. Facebook and Google together control more than half...
12 Nov, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
US election key highlights: Joe Biden moves closer to the 270 mark as Donald Trump readies for a legal fight. Here is how America's election verdict is unfoldingDonald Trump's campaign has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, revealing a strategy that the president had signaled for ...
05 Nov, 2020, 11.20 AM IST