For a retired federal employee, Tom Homan, an acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Trump administration, is a very busy man. For the last year, he’s crisscrossed the country with a team of former state and federal law enforcement officers, who call themselves Border911.
The Times of San Diego
Need help teaching your kids the fundamentals of #medialiteracy amid the often confusing and cluttered digital media landscape? The National Association for Media Literacy Education this week hosts its annual series of workshops and online tutorials to lend a hand.
The Integrity Project
Arizona was the epicenter for bogus claims about voter fraud and stolen elections four years ago. And with the 2024 election nearly two weeks away, the state’s top election administrator is bracing for another disinformation battle.
POLITICO
Brazil's Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it was lifting a ban on X, after the social media site owned by billionaire Elon Musk had been blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation.
CBS News
KPNX-TV 12News reporter Joe Dana (at right) talks with three candidates for Mesa’s School Board, who cooperatively represent differing ideological points of view: Independent candidate Lacy Chaffee (far left), Democrat Josh Chilton and Republican Courtney Davis.
KPNX-TV 12News
A meteorologist based in Washington, D.C., was accused of helping the government cover up manipulating a hurricane. In Houston, a forecaster was repeatedly told to “do research” into the weather’s supposed nefarious origins. And a meteorologist for a television station in Lansing, Mich., said she had received death threats.
The New York Times
It’s not just the presidential election: Foreign governments are targeting House and Senate races around the country in their effort to meddle with American democracy this election year, intelligence officials warned last week.
The Associated Press
The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel writes of an increasingly disassociated social media audience fueled by echo chamber algorithms that believes the AI images and videos and false narratives surrounding the recent hurricane disasters in the Southeast.
The Atlantic
Comments made by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were selectively emphasized by right-wing media, particularly Fox News, in support of a false claim that FEMA was out of money and funds were being diverted to immigrants.
The Washington Post
In the wake of Hurricane Helene — and amidst the tragedy, disruption, and uncertainty — rumors emerged about how the 2024 election will be affected, drawing widespread attention in part because of the storm’s impact on swing states like Georgia and North Carolina.
Center for an Informed Public
A new false narrative has emerged on social media, accusing the U.S. government and military of intentionally mishandling the response to Hurricane Helene. Retired Lt. General Michael Flynn amplified this false claim, asserting "weather manipulation" was behind the storm
Mother Jones
All 15 Arizona counties have passed tests conducted by the Secretary of State’s Office to verify the accuracy of voting equipment ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
KJZZ 91.5 FM
Elon Musk is using his social media network to spread election conspiracy theories about U.S. disasters — just as online falsehoods are complicating the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
POLITICO
With Donald Trump pulling out of his 60 Minutes interview tonight, we'll turn to a different Republican who is paying the price for Trump's claims of a stolen 2020 election. Stephen Richer helps administer voting in Maricopa County, Arizona.
CBS News / 60 Minutes
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Sunday that the federal government needs to do its part to inform Americans of the vast swath of election misinformation that's being consumed on social media platforms like X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
CBS News / Face the Nation
It’s early October and the 2024 U.S. general election is kicking into high gear. Registration efforts are ongoing, with deadlines approaching in some states. Mail-in ballots are being printed in some locations, and are already out the door in others.
Center for an Informed Public
Avery Dull left her apartment in Hendersonville, N.C., with her baby daughter a day after she made a TikTok showing brown floodwater from Hurricane Helene swelling beneath her second-floor balcony. Staying with friends two hours away, and with her life in limbo, Dull has been spending a lot of time online.
National Public Radio
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff issued a letter to major social media executives this week demanding they reveal how they will combat "misinformation" and "disinformation" in the 2024 election.
Fox News
A website called Savannah Time describes itself as “your trusted source for conservative news and perspectives in the vibrant city of Savannah.” Another site, NioThinker, wants to be “your go-to destination for insightful, progressive news.”
The New York Times
Watch the video recording of 'Water in a News Desert: The Reinvention of Local News' presented by The Integrity Project in its entirety, originally aired live on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
The Integrity Project
