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Cuentas en redes sociales usan audio generado por IA para difundir desinformación sobre elecciones

Una publicación en redes sociales hizo lo que parecía ser un anuncio sorprendente sobre la carrera presidencial de 2024. “Últimas noticias: Donald Trump ha declarado que se retira de la carrera presidencial”, dice el narrador en un video en inglés en TikTok, el cual fue visto más de 161,000 veces antes de que TikTok lo […]
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Donald Trump campaign rally, Vandalia, Ohio, 3-16-2024

In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry

The word du jour in the 2024 presidential campaign is “bloodbath” — specifically, what former President Donald Trump did or didn’t mean when he used the term at a March 16 Ohio rally. President Joe Biden’s campaign team plucked a nine-second clip of Trump saying, “If I don’t get elected, it’s gonna be a bloodbath […]
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COVID-19 shots, 11-17-2022

Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists

From spring break parties to Mardi Gras, many people remember the last major “normal” thing they did before the novel coronavirus pandemic dawned, forcing governments worldwide to issue stay-at-home advisories and shutdowns. Even before the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S., fears and uncertainties helped spur misinformation’s rapid spread. In March 2020, […]
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Florida rainbow flag trans flag on pole in Wilton Manors, Fla., 1-17-2024

Can you ‘say gay’ in Florida schools? Explaining new settlement over LGBTQ+ ‘instruction’

Two years after Florida’s governor received national attention over a new law restricting LGBTQ+ instruction in schools, the state reached a settlement with plaintiffs who said the law was unconstitutional. Critics and some media outlets panned the law, nicknaming it “Don’t Say Gay.” LGBTQ+ advocates sued over the measure, saying it was vague enough that […]
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Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation

A recent social media post made what appeared to be a surprising announcement about the 2024 presidential race. “Breaking news: Donald Trump has declared that he is pulling out of the run for president,” the narrator said in a Feb. 22 TikTok video, which was viewed more than 161,000 times before TikTok removed it from […]
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Robert Hur speaks to House Judiciary Committee, 3-12-2024

Lawmakers shared misleading claims at Robert Hur hearing on Biden classified documents

Testifying before Congress, former Special Counsel Robert Hur defended his February report detailing Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, saying it neither exonerated nor disparaged the current president. House Judiciary Committee members compared and contrasted Biden’s case with former President Donald Trump’s classified documents investigation.     In his report, Hur concluded that criminal charges were not […]
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Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online

Princess Kate had not been seen in public for weeks when Kensington Palace marked the United Kingdom’s Mother’s Day by releasing a photo of the princess of Wales surrounded by her three smiling children. “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day. C,” read […]
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Paxlovid tablets in New York, 8-1-2022

Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it

Evangelical minister Eddie Hyatt believes in the healing power of prayer but “also the medical approach.” So on a February evening a week before scheduled prostate surgery, he had his sore throat checked out at an emergency room near his home in Grapevine, Texas. A doctor confirmed that Hyatt had COVID-19 and sent him to […]
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Biden State of the Union, 3-8-2024

Verificando el discurso de Joe Biden sobre el Estado de la Unión en 2024

Joe Biden utilizó su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión en 2024 para adoptar una postura de lucha.  Biden no dijo el nombre del expresidente Donald Trump en sus comentarios, pero invocó con frecuencia el historial y las propuestas de Trump, refiriéndose a él normalmente como “mi predecesor.”  Algunos republicanos criticaron a Biden desde […]
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Katie Britt, Montgomeery, Ala, , 5-24-2022

Fact-checking Katie Britt’s immigration claims in Republican 2024 State of the Union response

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address from her kitchen table in Montgomery, Alabama. During her 17-minute rebuttal, Britt criticized Biden on immigration, the economy and crime.  “What we saw was the performance of a permanent politician who has actually been in office for longer […]
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Fact-checking Joe Biden on inflation, the deficit and consumer confidence in the State of the Union

As president, Joe Biden saw the economy endure 40-year-high levels of inflation. But during his 2024 State of the Union address, he took a victory lap on the reduced inflation rate, job creation and other economic metrics. “I came to office determined to get us through one of the toughest periods in our nation’s history,” […]
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George Santos at State of the Union at the Capitol, 3-7-2024

Yes, George Santos can attend the State of the Union, walk House floor despite being expelled

Surprise guests are a feature of the president’s State of the Union address. President Joe Biden’s March 7 speech had a big one, though not one invited by the president: former Rep. George Santos, who was seen mingling with his former Republican colleagues a little more than three months after the House expelled him.   This […]
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