Analysis of 2,000 misleading Israel-Hamas war X posts, viewed 500M times: verified users posting debunked claims are thriving and Community Notes isn't scaling
Co-published with Tow Center for Digital Journalism … “My sisters have died,” the young boy sobbed, chest heaving, as he wailed into the sky. X: @emilybell , @davidclinchnews , and @dicktofel X: Emily...
An analysis of 11 online pharmacies selling abortion pills: at least nine use third-party trackers such as Google Analytics to collect and share sensitive data
Curious about medical abortion for an unplanned pregnancy, I visited the site two months back to order MTP Kit. Onlineabortionpillrx : Buy Mifeprex Online Tweets: Josh Chin / @joshchin : Vital reporti...
Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation
In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer's CEO for fraud. Tweets: @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @thezedwards , @schwan...
ProPublica plans to return $1.6M received from SBF's family foundation, setting aside the money until legal authorities decide where it should be sent
potentially even more so. Speaking as someone with huge respect for @propublica. A disclosure requirement to list all funders, investors and owners of news entities would increase trust. https://twitt...
Google's quest to digitize the US DoD's trove of 31M+ human tissue samples and 55M+ slides, the world's largest biorepository, raises ethical and legal concerns
James Bandler / ProPublica : Tweets: @propublica , @silvermanjacob , and @eisingerj Tweets: @propublica : New: The tech giant has long sought access to a priceless trove of veterans' skin samples, tu...
Analysis: high-profile Republican members of Congress saw an uptick in Twitter followers in the first few weeks of Musk's reign, while Democrats lost followers
Washington Post : Tweets: @derekwillis and @maxberger Tweets: Derek Willis / @derekwillis : Look, it's congressional Twitter account follower data from @propublica in this @washingtonpost joint: http...
A book excerpt details how the FBI failed to undertake fundamental reforms to combat cybercrime, including confronting escalating cyberthreats like ransomware
ProPublica : Tweets: @renee_dudley , @propublica , @propublica , and @danlgolden Tweets: Renee Dudley / @renee_dudley : In 2015, a dozen frustrated agents from the FBI's Cyber Division met with then ...
An investigation details a huge Instagram verification scheme using fake profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, and more; Meta removes badges from 300+ accounts
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Analysis: despite claiming to reject gun ads, Google accepted ads from the 15 top US firearms sellers between March 9 and June 6, generating 120M+ impressions
ProPublica : Tweets: @charhappyinmd , @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @chrishendel , @brettmmurphy , @propublica , and @chrisfralic See also Mediagazer Tweets:...
Analysis: despite claiming to reject gun ads, Google accepted ads from 15 top US firearms sellers between March 9 and June 6, generating over 120M impressions
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