Last week, three days after my father passed away, I was notified of phone calls in my district speaking in support of
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Some of you have heard my story of being one of the first former Trump supporters to denounce Trump after a life-changing dialogue. It took changing my worldview on liberal values, Democratic officials and marginalized people before seeing the con
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Phew! We survived another “War on Christmas.” I was worried there about those liberal Democrats’ plans to destroy the hopes and dreams of children everywhere had their mission been carried out. Despite
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Disinformation 101 How to Spot Fake News: A Disinformation Check List Vaccination is a good defense against COVID. Inoculation works similarly and builds your resistance against being infected by disinformation. Rand Waltzman
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Thursday, December 9, at 7 pm The right-wing disinformation machine is in overdrive. The mainstream media only covers the horse race. Social media algorithms favor the right. Join me when I interview DemCastUSA founders
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How Google helps spread right wing disinformation Billionaires get a tax deduction for funding sites spreading disinfo! Google promotes the sites in search rankings getting them more exposure. What gives? Follow the money. “Right-wing operatives
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Joel Kaplan: Zuck’s fixer and GOP operative Facebook spreads Republican disinformation and promotes right-wing conspiracy theories. Meet Joel Kaplan, Republican operative and Zuckerberg fixer. “Kaplan is Facebook’s vice president of global public policy. He
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I spent the bulk of my career in the days prior to the internet working as a gatekeeper. I managed the flow of information. As an editor, aka “gatekeeper,” I took great
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A recent article in Fast Company, “Why People Believe False Information and How to Combat It, According to Experts,” had the simplest explanation for the behavior of QAnon and MAGA followers: they
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I am seeing a lot of comments on my Twitter feed lately regarding the media treating Democrats and Republicans as if they are still “equal” political parties that function with a shared
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During our morning walk, I mentioned to my wife that New York state is mandating that health care workers get vaccinated. Unless they have a valid medical or religious exemption, refusing to
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FOX News advertisers fund Tucker Carlson spreading racism and COVID disinfo Who are FOX’s biggest advertisers supporting Tucker Carlson spreading racism? Which FOX directors are connected with Stanford, Georgetown and The Nature
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