Twitter's misinformation policy doesn't cover the 2020 elections anymoreEven though some are still claiming the 2020 elections were rigged.By M. Moon, 01.29.2022
Facebook reveals how influence campaigns changed between the 2016 and 2020 electionsFacebook is better at finding fake accounts, but they're coming from more sources than before.By K. Bell, 05.26.2021
Internal Facebook report finds the company bungled its 'Stop the Steal' responseA report from Facebook researchers sheds new light on how Facebook handled 'Stop the Steal' before January 6.By K. Bell, 04.22.2021
Facebook didn't do enough to stop election misinformation, report saysMark Zuckerberg will testify at a Congressional hearing on misinformation later this week.By K. Bell, 03.23.2021
Twitter purged 70,000 QAnon accounts in three daysSome accounts have lost thousands of followers as a result.By K. Bell, 01.11.2021
Twitter labeled a forecaster's Georgia election tweet without controversyDave Wasserman agreed with a label on his tweet noting the Senate race has not been called by multiple sources.By R. Lawler, 01.05.2021
Retweets are back to normal as Twitter ends its quote tweet experimentThe experiment didn’t actually make people more thoughtful.By K. Bell, 12.16.2020
Joe Biden's presidential transition launches with BuildBackBetter.govThe Biden administration now has federal support to begin its transition, including the use of .gov domains.By R. Lawler, 11.23.2020
Facebook labeled 180 million posts for election misinformationIt removed 265,000 posts for voter interference. By K. Bell, 11.19.2020
Donald Trump fires election cybersecurity director Christopher KrebsWithout presenting evidence, the president claimed the 2020 election that he lost was 'inaccurate' and fired the man in charge of its security.By R. Lawler, 11.17.2020
Facebook could slow down sharingThe social network confirmed several 'temporary steps' meant to stop election-related misinformation. By K. Bell, 11.05.2020
Facebook removes ‘Stop the Steal’ group after ‘worrying calls for violence’Hundreds of thousands of people joined in just one day.By K. Bell, 11.05.2020
Facebook and Instagram are warning US users the election remains undecidedThe companies started issuing the notification shortly after President Trump prematurely declared victory. By I. Bonifacic, 11.04.2020
Twitter labels Trump tweet for 'making a potentially misleading claim'It’s the first major test of Twitter’s election-night policies.By K. Bell, 11.04.2020
YouTube cuts off fake 2020 election result live streamsScammers livestreamed and monetized fake electoral results before the polls closed.By R. Lawler, 11.03.2020
Twitter will add warning labels to tweets with premature election resultsThe company will label official campaign and candidate accounts — including the president's. By K. Bell, 11.02.2020
Instagram drops 'recent' posts from hashtag pages ahead of the electionInstagram has been slower to deal with misinformation in the past.By K. Bell, 10.29.2020
Facebook takes down more fake accounts, warns of ‘perception hacking’The warning comes a week before election day.By K. Bell, 10.27.2020
Are Facebook and Twitter ready for a contested election?The companies have spent months planning for the worst,By K. Bell, 10.27.2020
The Trump campaign is testing the limits of Facebook's election ad rulesFacebook has imposed stricter rules on political ads in the run-up to the election.By K. Bell, 10.27.2020