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Here's how many Trump posts have been flagged for misinformation since Election Day
Over half of Trump's Facebook posts were flagged as misleading or disputed.
By Jess Joho
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.
By Matt Binder
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
After ban, new 'Stop the Steal' Groups spread conspiracy theories on Facebook
On Friday morning, they had more interactions than any other Facebook Group.
IGTV and Facebook Live are blind spots in Facebook's election misinformation fight
Video enables the spread of misinformation, and Facebook's still too slow to stop it.
By Rachel Kraus
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
Facebook removes 'Stop the Steal' group rapidly spreading election conspiracies
Members were calling for violence.
By Tim Marcin
#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
WhatsApp now has disappearing messages, but there's a catch
The much-needed privacy feature is here, but it's not very granular.
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
Uber and Lyft-backed Prop. 22 passes in significant loss for many California gig drivers
It's a fight over employee benefits for gig drivers.
By Amanda Yeo
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.
Twitter puts warning label on Trump's false election tweet
Nothing is being stolen from Trump.
Why the flood of misinformation in Pennsylvania is a huge problem
Trump's supporters want people to believe the election is being stolen.
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
Facebook content mods reportedly favor Trump, Jr., other conservatives
Claiming 'anti-conservative bias' is an effective way to game the refs.
By Rachel Kraus
Google Meet video conferencing now looks a lot more like Zoom
Custom backgrounds make it to Google Meet.
By Sasha Lekach
Apple will fix your crackling AirPods Pro headphones for free
Finally a fix for the rattling and static.
By Sasha Lekach
The top U.S. Google searches before Election Day are... all about the election
We're asking about Florida man, changing votes, and more before the election on Nov. 3.
By Sasha Lekach
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
