Category: misinformation

LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (Feb. 3): Rep. Comer Asks John Kerry for Info on CCP Meetings; Harvard Stops Misinformation Research Project

Representative James Comer wants answers from John Kerry. He says the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate is showing disregard for U.S. national security in climate negotiations with the CCP. Comer is also accusing Kerry of not handing over information related to his National Security Council role. Harvard is stopping a years-long misinformation program. The person in charge of it is an outspoken…


California’s COVID-19 Gag Law Is ‘First Effort to Suppress’ Doctors: Lawyer

California’s controversial COVID-19 misinformation law, which bars doctors from providing “misinformation” or “disinformation” related to COVID-19, is an unprecedented effort by those in power to block doctors from sharing their views on COVID-19 topics, including on vaccines, with their patients, an attorney says. And lawmakers had pivoted the initial bill from its true, intended purpose…


Judge Blocks California’s COVID-19 Misinformation Law

A California judge on Wednesday halted the state’s so-called COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation law, which was challenged by doctors in two lawsuits, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. In Hoeg v. Newsom, five doctors alleged that the state law, AB 2098, is unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. A separate related lawsuit, Hoang v. Bonta, makes…


Fewer Than Half of Canadians Trust ‘Authoritative Sources’ of Information: Federal Research

Fewer than half of Canadians have a high level of trust in “authoritative sources” of information such as government health agencies, public news sources, and scientists, according to internal research by the federal Privy Council. The Privy Council report, “Misinformation and Disinformation: An international effort using behavioural science to tackle the spread of misinformation,” studied 1,872…


Australian Media Watchdog Gains New Powers to Target Media Misinformation

Australia’s media regulator will gain new powers to impose a compulsory code of conduct to target misinformation and disinformation on digital platforms. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will be given new information-gathering and record-keeping powers to respond to misinformation and disinformation in a federal effort to create transparency around major digital platforms. The…


Climate Alarmists Panic That Twitter Under Musk Allows More Dissenting Views on Global Warming

An organization that says it is a coalition of “climate and anti-disinformation organisations” says Twitter under CEO Elon Musk is allowing more dissenting views on climate change. Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), released a Jan. 19 study (pdf), accusing Musk of allowing misinformation about the climate crisis to spread on the social media platform. The…


Climate Activists Panic That Twitter Under Musk Allows More Dissenting Views on Global Warming

An organization that says it is a coalition of “climate and anti-disinformation organisations” says Twitter under CEO Elon Musk is allowing more dissenting views on climate change. Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), released a Jan. 19 study (pdf), accusing Musk of allowing misinformation about the climate crisis to spread on the social media platform. The…


Climate Activists Alarmed That Twitter Under Musk Allows More Dissenting Views on Global Warming

An organization that says it is a coalition of “climate and anti-disinformation organisations” says Twitter under CEO Elon Musk is allowing more dissenting views on climate change. Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), released a Jan. 19 study (pdf), accusing Musk of allowing misinformation about the climate crisis to spread on the social media platform. The…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (Jan. 20): Deposition: CISA Flagged Election ‘Misinformation’ for Social Media Companies: Judge Sanctions Trump

A newly released document describes how a group of national security officials worked day and night to flag so-called election-related “misinformation” and “disinformation.” They then provided that information to social media platforms. A federal judge sanctioned Former President Donald Trump and his attorneys Thursday. He ordered them to pay nearly one-million dollars in fines. This,…


National Security Officials Worked to Flag Election ‘Misinformation’ for Social Media Companies: Deposition

A newly released document describes how a group of national security officials worked day and night to flag election-related “misinformation” and “disinformation” and provide it to social media platforms, which Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said shows that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been “weaponized to suppress domestic free speech.” As part of…