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Michael Bloomberg will be on the stage for tonight's Democratic debate in Las Vegas. He qualified thanks to new polling, which showed him in second pla…
Judd Legum
14 hr 12
Trump established the playbook; he abuses the power of his office to push misinformation against his political rivals. Now Republicans are employing th…
Judd Legum
Feb 18 13
Facebook loves to talk about its third-party fact-checking program as proof that it's committed to fighting disinformation. CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks a…
Judd Legum
Feb 13 15
The second contest in the race for the Democratic nomination was held last night and, for a pleasant change of pace, we actually found out who won. Ber…
Judd Legum
Feb 12 11
Trump does not seek facts. He seeks information that suits his interests, whether or not it's true. Sometimes this is an annoyance. For example, it's m…
Judd Legum
Feb 11 14
Political disinformation existed long before the rise of Donald Trump and social media. In the 1990s, for example, right-wing operatives pushed the con…
Judd Legum
Feb 10 16
Over the last few days, Trump has made it clear that courting the black vote will be a central component of his 2020 reelection campaign. It's an audac…
Judd Legum
Feb 6 24
The Iowa Caucus was a debacle. Major Democratic candidates spent millions of dollars and crisscrossed the Hawkeye State in the hopes of snagging a vict…
Judd Legum
Feb 5 12
While Democratic candidates were seeking to turn out voters in Iowa, Trump's allies were pushing false narratives to lay the groundwork for voter suppr…
Judd Legum
Feb 4 10
Amazon would like you to know it cares about the climate crisis. On its corporate website, the online giant acknowledges the threat and the urgent need…
Judd Legum
Feb 3 7
First, Trump insisted there was no quid pro quo. The implication being that evidence of a quid pro quo would constitute an impeachable offense. Then, m…
Judd Legum
Jan 30 15
In October, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the creation of a new "Facebook News" tab. According to the company, the new tab will be "a dedicate…
Judd Legum
Jan 29 16
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