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A federal court settlement in Missouri v. Biden disclosed that White House officials pressured Facebook to label accurate vaccine information as misinformation. The dispute stemmed from a BMJ investigation on Pfizer’s COVID‑19 trial that was flagged by a Facebook fact‑checker, prompting a sharply worded letter to Mark Zuckerberg. The settlement also highlighted the role of self‑styled "misinformation academic" Renee DiResta, who previously worked for the controversial tracking firm New Knowledge. The case underscores growing scrutiny of government influence over social‑media moderation.
The DisInformation Chronicle is launching video adaptations of its written articles, posting them on YouTube to cater to listeners who prefer audio over reading. The creator also integrates the DisInformation Chronicle Podcast into these videos, expanding the brand’s multimedia footprint....
In summer 2021 the author published a BMJ investigation alleging that leading science journalists had embraced a virologist‑led narrative dismissing a lab‑origin theory for COVID‑19. New email disclosures from the nonprofit U.S. Right to Know reveal NIH officials and the...
The Associated Press published a story alleging that FDA senior regulator Dr. Tracy Hoeg was pushing a petition from Dr. Adam Urato to add pregnancy‑risk warnings to antidepressants and that their personal relationship constituted a conflict of interest. The author,...
