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Washington (AFP) April 1, 2024 - A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.

This week, a Birkin bag lawsuit, Central Park’s sidewalks, political neutrality in history classrooms, the Broad’s costly expansion, and much more.

An Inverclyde couple say they are being forced to move their birds of prey centre out of the area after being ordered to vacate their long-term…

And the first GOP debate shakes up the presidential primary pecking order.

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The three-day United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking, heads into its final day, Sept. 29, with a full slate of online presentations.

At United Facts of America, experts discuss misinformation, its online future and the limits of fact-checking.

And more on our interview with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).

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