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Viral videos of poll workers filling in ballots don't show what Trump supporters want you to believe
Poll workers are trying to make sure every vote is counted.
By Matt Binder
Facebook considers becoming mildly less convenient in hopes of saving democracy
Clearly Facebook thinks its misinformation machine is too efficient.
By Jack Morse
Newly elected QAnon supporter is drowning in Twitter warnings
Nineteen of Marjorie Taylor Greene's tweets have been labeled as election misinformation in just one day.
By Matt Binder
Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories
The social media company is trying to stop election misinformation from spreading.
By Matt Binder
#SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona
Trump supporters' votes aren't being discarded because they used a Sharpie.
By Matt Binder
Trump campaign prematurely claims victory in Pennsylvania, forcing Twitter and Facebook to take action
Election misinformation spreads via the Trump camp.
By Matt Binder
Twitter continues to label Trump's misinformation about vote count
"We placed a warning on this Tweet for making a potentially misleading claim about an election."
By Matt Binder
Facebook closes dumb election loophole, but won't stop Trump's lies from spreading
After saying it wouldn't add context to premature victory posts on the state level on Election Day, Facebook has clarified its policy once more.
Election Day is providing a lot of context for no-context Twitter accounts
There's actually a lot of context.
By Amanda Yeo
Robocalls, WeChat messages, and more spread misinformation on Election Day
Nov. 3 is your last chance to vote. Don't let a robocall or Facebook post convince you otherwise.
Internet Archive rolls out fact-checking on archived webpages
The Wayback Machine is fact-checking now too.
By Matt Binder
Here's what Twitter plans to do about election result misinformation
Twitter is "prioritizing the presidential election and other highly contested races" in its fight against misinformation.
By Matt Binder
You might be able to test out Dark Mode in the Facebook app right now
That is, if you're sill even using the Facebook app.
By Rachel Kraus
Facebook temporarily pauses awful feature it will reinstate post election
Even Facebook thinks its groups recommendation feature is problematic.
By Jack Morse
Facebook admits its pandemic-juiced user growth is coming to an end
The company is, however, still pulling in cash hand over fist.
By Jack Morse
What really happens if Republicans get rid of Section 230
If the right wing is going down, they're going to take you with them.
By Matt Binder
Facebook shares specifics on how many QAnon accounts it banned
It's a lot. And not nearly enough.
By Matt Binder
Trump easily skirts Facebook's flimsy election week political ads ban
We all knew this was coming.
By Jack Morse
Wikipedia prepares for election day misinformation
The integrity of the platform is at stake.
By Matt Binder
Instagram will let you livestream for up to 4 hours and archive for a month
Could make things easier for creators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week in politics on Instagram: What the swing states are talking about
Swing states 'feelin' good as hell'?
By Rachel Kraus
Twitter already warning users about early election result claims
On Nov. 3, you may not know who won the U.S. presidential election, and Twitter is preparing users for that reality.
By Jack Morse
Make a plan: How getting out the vote has become 2020's biggest viral challenge
We've come a long way since "I Voted" sticker selfies.
Facebook wants NYU researchers to stop sharing the political ad data it keeps secret
It's called the NYU Ad Observatory and it's filled with helpful information.
