For years, social media companies have faced pressure from users and government watchdogs to stop misinformation from distorting elections, deepening political divisions and undermining Americans' ...

Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He's the director of elections in Durham County, North Carolina, one of the most-populous areas of a state that's increasingly viewed as crucial to ...

Beyond the health misinformation, Omobolanle affirms that commercial surrogacy is legal in Nigeria, and that is why it is a norm in the country. But, legal practitioner Marvellous Igbineweka argues ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst have published work in the journal Science calling into question the conclusions of a widely reported ...

David Bowens, director of elections in Durham County, North Carolina — one of the most populated areas of the swing state— received an email in July notifying him that a Facebook post containing ...

In 2020, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, donated hundreds of millions to support election integrity efforts. The billionaire couple does not appear to have continued their giving this ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, facing growing criticism for posts that have incited violence in some countries, said Wednesday that it would begin removing misinformation that could lead to people being ...