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DENVER, CO - JANUARY 06: A Donald Trump supporter holds a Stop the Steal sign while gathering on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol to protest the election on January 6, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. Trump supporters gathered at state capitals across the country to protest today's ratification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Facebook will begin removing all content that mentions the phrase “stop the steal,” a full 69 days after Election Day. The social media giant said in a blog post that it will r...

Chad Wolf, acting secretary of Homeland Security, resigns From CNN's Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands Getty Images/FILE Chad Wolf is resigning as the acting secretary of Homeland Security, he announced in a letter to the department Monday obtained by CNN. Wolf's resignation comes amid heightened security concerns in the wake of the US Capitol attack and just days before the transition in administrations. "I am saddened to take this step, as it was my intention to serve the Department until the end of this Administration," Wolf said. Pete Gaynor, the administrator for the Federal Emergency ...

Share this: Translations Illustration by First Draft News and used with permission. Editor's note: The following article written by Ali Abbas Ahmadi was originally published on the First Draft website. It is being republished as part of a partnership for the webinar on December 10.  The languages we speak greatly determine our access to reliable information and fact checks that debunk half-truths or false claims. A recent webinar by First Draft and Global Voices investigates how linguistic minorities can overcome this information inequality. The year 2020 has taught us that virtually all c...