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 shows Facebook's role in spreading false US election narratives; 650,000+ posts questioned Biden's victory between Election Day and the January 6 siege
three weeks before the election — Facebook announced, through life-long Dem operative @AndyMStone — that it was suppressing discussion of reporting about the Biden family pending a 3rd-party fact-chec...
Emails show how Facebook responded to requests by Turkey to censor content during the authoritarian government's 2018 military offensive against Kurds
or risk getting shut down entirely. “I am fine with this,” wrote Sheryl Sandberg. My latest with @JustinElliott: https://www.propublica.org/... Jane Lytvynenko / @janelytv : “I am fine with this” Just...