misinformation /tags/misinformation misinformation en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:30:00 GMT Midterm elections likely to see increased effects of misinformation, reduced security, experts say /government-politics/2025-10-20/midterm-elections-likely-to-see-increased-effects-of-misinformation-reduced-security-experts-say A year after the 2024 presidential election, technologists and election experts are wrestling with their new reality; tech-aided misinformation and disinformation campaigns are and will continue to be a part of the United States’ democratic process. Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-20/midterm-elections-likely-to-see-increased-effects-of-misinformation-reduced-security-experts-say Paige Gross | News From The States Keys coral nursery featured in conspiracy posts about government weather control /environment/2024-10-15/weather-conspiracy-keys-coral-nursery 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. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:30:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-15/weather-conspiracy-keys-coral-nursery Jenny Staletovich FEMA administrator continues pushback against claims as Helene deaths hit 230 /government-politics/2024-10-08/fema-administrator-continues-pushback-against-claims-as-helene-deaths-hit-230 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. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:28:10 GMT /government-politics/2024-10-08/fema-administrator-continues-pushback-against-claims-as-helene-deaths-hit-230 Associated Press A fact-checking group's effort to inform Spanish speakers during an election year /government-politics/2024-09-17/latino-spanish-fact-check-election-misinformation Ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential election, Factchequeado seeks to combat disinformation in the Spanish-speaking community. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:09:58 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-17/latino-spanish-fact-check-election-misinformation Natu Tweh Combatiendo la desinformación — en español — en las comunidades hispanas de EE.UU. /government-politics/2024-04-26/desinformacion-verificacion-hechos-en-espanol-factchequado-factcheck-spanish 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. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:53:18 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-26/desinformacion-verificacion-hechos-en-espanol-factchequado-factcheck-spanish Natu Tweh Dispelling disinformation — en Español — in U.S. Hispanic communities /government-politics/2024-04-26/spanish-factcheck-espanol-hispanic-disinformation-factchequeado 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. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:02:02 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-26/spanish-factcheck-espanol-hispanic-disinformation-factchequeado Natu Tweh PolitiFact FL: Line-dancing legislators in video were in Florida, not Congress /government-politics/2024-03-26/politifact-florida-legislators-line-dancing 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. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-26/politifact-florida-legislators-line-dancing Jeff Cercone | PolitiFact PolitiFact FL: Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists /health/2024-03-19/covid-19-misinformation 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. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:00:00 GMT /health/2024-03-19/covid-19-misinformation Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu | PolitiFact PolitiFact FL: Florida does not require dads take DNA test to sign kid's birth certificate /government-politics/2023-09-12/politifact-fl-florida-father-dna-test-birth-certificate PolitiFact and SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± found no Florida law, new or otherwise, requiring fathers to complete DNA testing to be on their children's birth certificates. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-12/politifact-fl-florida-father-dna-test-birth-certificate Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact PolitiFact FL: Florida man’s ‘memes’ were part of 2016 voter suppression effort /government-politics/2023-08-14/politifact-florida-2016-voter-suppression 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. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:47:55 GMT /government-politics/2023-08-14/politifact-florida-2016-voter-suppression Madison Czopek | PolitiFact