Users spreading US election misinformation

Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say

Elon Musk's promotion of election misinformation on X is raising concerns as the US election approaches. A new report reveals that his ...

Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm - The Hill

Experts and political figures are sounding the alarm on election disinformation on social media, putting X, Facebook, YouTube and more under ...

Multiple Threats Converge to Heighten Disinformation Risks to This ...

Social media platforms should: Reverse the backsliding on disinformation and election security. Given the recent cuts, it's hard to see them ...

US election: Online misinformation and deep fakes risk violence ...

Hostile nation states are spreading misinformation to divide the public, according to the US government and security experts.

US midterms: Five examples of online misinformation ahead of the ...

Fears have been raised once again that an election in the United States could be marred by online misinformation. False claims about voting and ...

Sources, Channels and Strategies of Disinformation in the 2020 US ...

Channels for Disinformation. The two main channels for communication through which fake news were spread during the 2020 US presidential ...

how government inaction and interference on social media could ...

... fake accounts and to spread disinformation. She cites in ... Russia has the potential to weaponize misinformation about the US vote ...

Who knowingly shares false political information online?

These observations coincide with previous studies linking extremist groups to the spread of misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy ...

Fake US election-related accounts proliferating on X, study says

Election officials and online misinformation experts are again watching for misleading narratives ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Advertisement · ...

Hateful Election Misinformation Thrives as Platforms Roll Back Policies

Most platforms continue to make exceptions for some kinds of misinformation, such as false allegations of past voter fraud. Their policies are ...

Beware: US Election Disinformation Masked As 'Breaking News'

"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris.

Anonymous users rule right-wing talk online, spread disinformation

Yet their demonstrated ability to spread misinformation unchecked while disguising their true motives worries experts while the United States is ...

Seeing Rising Election Misinformation, Americans Say Social Media ...

With the 2024 election just days away, Americans express growing concern about election-related misinformation on social media, ...

How CBS News, the BBC Hope to Fight Misinformation as Election ...

CBS News, the BBC and more are taking part in an initiative to fight misinformation in news ahead of the Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris U.S. ...

The Problem of Misinformation in a Democracy - New America

Misinformation—defined here as deliberately shared wrong information (e.g., fake news), which is distinct from simple misperceptions (e.g., ...

US warns voters of disinformation deluge - VOA News

American voters are likely about to be swamped by a flood of misinformation and influence campaigns engineered by US adversaries.

Who shares the most fake news? New study sheds light

Facebook is a more fertile breeding ground for fake news than Twitter, and those on the far ends of the liberal-conservative spectrum are most likely to share ...

On Election Day, social media companies Meta, X, YouTube ... - CNBC

Social media companies are under intense pressure to squash the spread of disinformation on their platforms during the 2024 elections.

How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 ...

Clint Watts, a former FBI agent, describes a diffuse network of Russian hackers and propagandists conducting a misinformation campaign that ...

A new study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the ...

The research finds demographics alone didn't explain 2012 Obama voters who didn't vote for Hillary Clinton. Fake news did, too.