Misinformation is rife on social media platforms these days, in part because some social media giants have reduced or even eliminated some of their built-in fact-checking tools. 207’s tech guy, Rich ...

Many viral videos claiming to show Israeli and Iranian bombings are fake and include AI-generated clips as well as 2003 Iraq war footage. Learn how to spot disinformation and verify content ...

In the wake of central Texas flash floods that killed more than 100 people, social media users shared video of crowds running from a wave cresting over a railing, shaky phone footage of a torrent of ...

As thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Los Angeles County to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, misinformation has been running rampant online. The protests, and ...

In the first days after Israel's surprise airstrikes on Iran, a video began circulating on X. A newscast, narrated in Azeri, shows drone footage of a bombed-out airport. The video has received almost ...

Photos posted June 9 on X by California Gov. Gavin Newsom had been published by the San Francisco Chronicle the same day. Generative artificial intelligence chatbots ChatGPT and Grok mistakenly ...

The public murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, captured in gruesome footage that spread around the world, ...

In the moments following the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting of Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk in Utah, online users shared an alleged quote from the conservative political pundit about ...

Political figures once dreaded being hit with a fact-check. Whether it's receiving Pinocchios from The Washington Post or earning "Lie of the Year" by PolitiFact, the fact-checker industry used to ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...