Science Why all scientists must fight the "infodemic" of bullshit claims and quackery David Pescovitz

Science Facebook nixes 'pseudoscience' ad-targeting category Xeni Jardin

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Facebook's new Fact-Checking policies have carved out an exemption for climate deniers Thom Dunn

politics Google cracks down on The Federalist & ZeroHedge for violating race-related content policies, may permanently suspend access to Google Ads revenue Xeni Jardin

#fixthepolice Teen Vogue: How to safely and ethically film police misconduct Mark Frauenfelder

politics Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for first time Xeni Jardin

trump Twitter says it's "deeply sorry about the pain" Trump's tweets have caused Mark Frauenfelder

rona Covid misinformation videos overwhelm YouTube Rob Beschizza

native americans It was a mistake to remove the native American maiden from Land O' Lakes packaging, says artist's son Mark Frauenfelder

conspiracy theorists YouTube bans David Icke Rob Beschizza

conspiracy theorists David Icke banned from Facebook Rob Beschizza

Pray he does not alter them further Social media platforms back off misinformation crackdown after Trump touts quack cures Rob Beschizza

1980s ‘80s Mascot "Bleachman" Wants You To Shoot Up Safely Janelle Hessig

youtube YouTube bans Covid quackery Rob Beschizza

politics Facebook says it will show geographic origin of some posts, to thwart foreign political disinformation campaigns Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 John Oliver on how right-wing disinformation is making the pandemic worse Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 The most comprehensive timeline to date of coronavirus and US government’s response Gareth Branwyn

trump Russia's health disinformation campaign against U.S. has been going on for 10+ years — NYT Xeni Jardin