#Facebook Groups that spread misinfo will now face probation and forced moderation

#Facebook Groups that spread misinfo will now face probation and forced moderation

“#Facebook Groups that spread misinfo will now face probation and forced moderation” Facebook Group admins and mods are about to take on a lot more responsibility. Image: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images While the election may have now been called for Joe Biden, our misinformation nightmare is far from over. As unsubstantiated pro-Trump conspiracies…

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#GoFundMe pulls viral campaign that promised to uncover ‘voter fraud’ without evidence of voter fraud

#GoFundMe pulls viral campaign that promised to uncover ‘voter fraud’ without evidence of voter fraud

“#GoFundMe pulls viral campaign that promised to uncover ‘voter fraud’ without evidence of voter fraud” Image: bob al-greene / mashable The online crowdfunding company GoFundMe removed a viral campaign which could be read to imply the existence of widespread voter fraud Friday, placing itself firmly in the role of attempting to dispel election misinformation.  As…

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#After ban, new ‘Stop the Steal’ Groups spread conspiracy theories on Facebook

#After ban, new ‘Stop the Steal’ Groups spread conspiracy theories on Facebook

“#After ban, new ‘Stop the Steal’ Groups spread conspiracy theories on Facebook” Supporters of President Donald Trump gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office. Image: Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images Facebook banned a “Stop the Steal” Group with more than 360,000 members on Thursday for spreading misinformation.  On Friday morning, two…

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#Newly elected QAnon supporter is drowning in Twitter warnings

#Newly elected QAnon supporter is drowning in Twitter warnings

“#Newly elected QAnon supporter is drowning in Twitter warnings” Republican Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene has had 19 tweets labeled by Twitter as election misinformation in just one day. Image: Dustin Chambers/Getty Images Nineteen — that’s how many of Republican Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter posts were slapped with an election misinformation warning label by the…

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#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories

#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories

“#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories” Searches for right wing conspiracies #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate are now being blocked on Facebook. Image: Spencer Platt/Getty Images is a right-wing conspiracy theory claiming that the Democratic Party is trying to steal the election from Donald Trump by, well, counting valid votes. is another conspiracy…

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#Facebook removes ‘Stop the Steal’ group rapidly spreading election conspiracies

#Facebook removes ‘Stop the Steal’ group rapidly spreading election conspiracies

“#Facebook removes ‘Stop the Steal’ group rapidly spreading election conspiracies” President Donald Trump’s path to remain in the White House is narrowing and his supporters are not taking it well. A newly created Facebook group spreading false election conspiracy theories and hinting at gun violence quickly rocketed to over 300,000 members in just one day. …

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##SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona

##SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona

“##SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona” Trump supporters are protesting the Arizona election count due to an online conspiracy known as #SharpieGate. Image: Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images Donald Trump’s supporters are spreading a conspiracy theory involving Sharpies in an attempt to stop votes for Joe Biden from being counted. As the Democratic…

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#Trump campaign prematurely claims victory in Pennsylvania, forcing Twitter and Facebook to take action

#Trump campaign prematurely claims victory in Pennsylvania, forcing Twitter and Facebook to take action

“#Trump campaign prematurely claims victory in Pennsylvania, forcing Twitter and Facebook to take action” The Trump campaign continues to spread misinformation about the 2020 presidential election results on social media. Image: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images With the latest results from Tuesday’s election handing some big wins to Joe Biden, the Trump campaign decided to…

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