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On the same day Facebook’s oversight board upheld its decision to ban former President Donald Trump from its platform, Facebook removed a Federalist article, claiming independent fact-checkers found the story was “missing context.” The Federalist article, titled “Pentagon Develops Microchip Detecting COVID-19 By Tracking Your Blood” is based on a “60 Minutes” report by Bill Whitaker that aired on April 11. In the segment, Whitaker interviewed Dr. Matt Hepburn, a retired infectious disease physician in the army who headed up a U.S. Department of Defense initiative to develop a ch...

Font Size A third-party fact-checker on Instagram labeled a quote from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on racism in America as “missing context.” The post that was flagged came from Turning Point USA's account. The fact-checker Science Feedback bizarrely warned users to “encourage the general public to wear face masks to reduce the COVID-19 transmission.” It added how “the same information was reviewed by independent fact-checkers in another post.” Science Feedback is a member of the International Fact-Checking Network. Its stated goal is: “Science Feedback is a worldwide ...

Apr 23, 2021 AP Photo/Noah Berger, File In this Dec. 3, 2020, file photo, Bruce McDougal watches embers fly over his property as the Bond Fire burns through the Silverado community in Orange County, Calif. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like the one that walloped Texas in February, knocking out power and leaving millions in a deep freeze. Yet as the snow fell and the wind howled, some looked for other explanations for the storm and its resulting power outages. The conservative website The Gateway Pundit...

increase font size Those who still deny a warming planet grasp for increasingly far-fetched explanations Instead of focusing on denialism, climate misinformation is getting local, focused on extreme weather events tied to a changing climate. By DAVID KLEPPERAssociated Press Share Bruce McDougal watches Dec. 3 as embers fly over his property as the Bond Fire burns through the Silverado community in Orange County, Calif. A Noah Berger/Associate Press, file PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like the one that wa...

Despite years of warnings from scientists that a warming planet would result in dangerous weather conditions, researchers say there's been a shift in climate misinformation from denying climate change to focussing on extreme weather events. An extreme snowstorm hit Texas in February 2021, knocking out power and leaving millions in a deep freeze. But as the snow continued to fall, some looked for other reasons to explain the storm. The conservative website The Gateway Pundit made the false claim that President Joe Biden’s energy policies somehow prevented Texas plants from generating the pow...