EXCLUSIVE — A "misinformation" researcher's testimony behind closed doors to Congress on his group's suppression of speech before the 2020 election appears to contradict documents unearthed by lawmakers. Alex Stamos, who previously held senior roles at Facebook and Yahoo, was the director until 2023 at the Stanford Internet Observatory, a group at Stanford University under A "misinformation" researcher's testimony to Congress on his group's censorship in 2020 appears to contradict documents unearthed by lawmakers.