misinformation

Amid the spread of misinformation falsely claiming the government controls the weather, one falsehood in particular stood out in South Florida. Posts on TikTok and X the weekend before Milton hit falsely claim a University of Alaska lab had "activated" a site in the Florida Keys.

Former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans have questioned FEMA’s response and claimed that its funding is going to migrants or foreign wars.

Ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential election, Factchequeado seeks to combat disinformation in the Spanish-speaking community.

Factchequeado es un sitio web de verificación que busca desacreditar rumores, teorías de conspiración y otras noticias falsas dentro de la comunidad hispana de Estados Unidos, que suma 40 millones.

Factchequeado is a fact-checking website that seeks to debunk rumors, conspiracy theories and other false news items within the U.S. Spanish-speaking community, which numbers 40 million.

A video showing legislators dancing was taken in the Florida Legislature in May 2023, as legislators there celebrated "Boots Day" and line-danced in the House chamber.

False claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause deaths and other diseases such as cancer are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing the vaccines saved lives and do not cause cancers.

PolitiFact and WLRN found no Florida law, new or otherwise, requiring fathers to complete DNA testing to be on their children's birth certificates.

In March, a federal jury convicted Douglass Mackey, a social media influencer from West Palm Beach, for participating in a conspiracy to deprive people of their constitutional right to vote.

Public health experts and social media researchers are concerned that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.

We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place.

Anyone who's online and shares information plays some role in shaping whether falsehoods gain traction. Here's some advice on how to share responsibly.