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Telegram is helping QAnon and far-right channels monetize their content with its new ads program
Kaplan, Alex. “Telegram is helping QAnon and far-right channels monetize their content with its new ads program”. Media Matters. Published 06 May 2024. https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/telegram-helping-qanon-and-far-right-channels-monetize-their-content-its. Accessed 6 May 2024. https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/telegram-helping-qanon-and-far-right-channels-monetize-their-content-its Despite not being in the news cycle for some time, QAnon is still very much an active movement. A recent report has shown that the online…
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mRNA Vaccine Misinformation
Goldhamer, Marisha. “UK cardiologist misleads on Covid-19 vaccine safety”. AFP Fact Check. Published 14 October 2022. https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32L483D. Accessed 6 May 2024. https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32L483D https://www.facebook.com/uhpamv/posts/pfbid0SkujKdRnoJgdqzZfBZmfvnGqhFgWEefJgn53UgFay5tf941NRmKtYDvHcXSWV5fEl?mibextid=oFDknk In this Facebook post, an anti-vaccine group is sharing a post by British doctor Aseem Malhotra, who is controversial due to making unfounded and distorted claims about mRNA vaccines. He claims that…
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‘My son is not a doll’: The story of Gaza’s baby Muhammad as his family grieves amid misinformation
Zayara, Sami and Saliba, Emmanuelle. "'My son is not a doll': The story of Gaza's baby Muhammad as his family grieves amid misinformation". ABC News. Published 21 February 2024. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/son-doll-story-gazas-baby-muhammad-family-grieves/story?id=107342400. Accessed 31 March 2024. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/son-doll-story-gazas-baby-muhammad-family-grieves/story?id=107342400 This article from ABC News is about a newborn baby boy named Muhammad. Tragically, he died at only three months…
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The Horrifying Images Are Real. But They’re Not From the Israel-Gaza War
Fichera, Angelo. “The Horrifying Images Are Real. But They’re Not From the Israel-Gaza War.” The New York Times. 2 November 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/politics/israel-gaza-war-misinformation-videos.html?searchResultPosition=40 Accessed 31 March 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/politics/israel-gaza-war-misinformation-videos.html?searchResultPosition=40 This article is about images and videos being falsely portrayed as Israel-Gaza war imagery. The images and footage being spread online are real– but the problem is that…
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