The Federal Emergency Management Agency pushed back on false claims that it pulled out of areas in North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene after facing threats. The Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel joins “The Daily Report” to discuss the misinformation crisis in the U.S. and its “darker” side. Source
US president accuses predecessor of leading ‘onslaught of lies’ about government’s response to the storms.United States President Joe Biden has condemned misinformation about Hurricanes Milton and Helene as “un-American”, singling out his predecessor for making false claims about the government’s rescue and recovery efforts. Speaking as Hurricane Milton was on the verge of making landfall…
An investigation by CBS News found misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war can be easily found and spread on social media. One school in Dallas has a media literacy course to help teach teens, who often get their news from social media, how to separate fact from fiction. Tom Hanson reports. “CBS Evening News with Norah…
Analysts said the fake news was aimed at inflaming anti-Muslim sentiment in India and undermining Bangladesh’s interim government. Source
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