February 12, 2025

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Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald Claims Twitter Troll Gave Him Seizure, Taking Social Media Hiatus | Mediaite

Alex Griswold05 mins

Byline Unit /33173478/Mediaite_Adsense_468x60 end post-heading In a bizarre twist in the aftermath of Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald‘s highly contentious interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Eichenwald announced that he was taking a break from Twitter after a troll caused him to have a seizure. Eichenwald posted over fifty angry and generally incoherent tweets in the aftermath of the interview,…

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Many Americans Believe Fake News Is Sowing Confusion | Pew Research Center

MICHAEL BARTHEL, AMY MITCHELL AND JESSE HOLCOMB016 mins

In the wake of the 2016 election, everyone from President Obama to Pope Francis has raised concerns about fake news and the potential impact on both political life and innocent individuals. Some fake news has been widely shared, and so-called “pizzagate” stories led a North Carolina man to bring a gun into a popular Washington,…

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How a Photo of a File Cabinet Led to a Fascinating New York Times Correction | Washingtonian

Andrew Beaujon06 mins

An unusual correction now rides below the New York Times’s major story about Russian hacking in the November 8 election: “An earlier version of the main photograph with this article, of a filing cabinet and computer at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, should not have been published,” it says. That’s a significant admission from any publisher….

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Facebook (FB) could face €500,000 fines for each fake news post in Germany — Quartz

Mike Murphy03 mins

Earlier this week, Facebook said that it would be partnering with fact-checking sites like Snopes to help weed out the fake news that has been plaguing the site in recent years. But it seems that Germany is not confident that self-regulation will be enough. The chairman of Germany’s Social Democratic Party, Thomas Oppermann, has suggested…

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New Celebrity PSA Implores Members of the Electoral College to Reject Trump | Mediaite

Josh Feldman02 mins

New Celebrity PSA Implores Members of the Electoral College to Reject Trump Byline Unit /33173478/Mediaite_Adsense_468x60 end post-heading There’s a new celebrity PSA out tonight featuring some big-name actors asking members of the electoral college to do the right thing and step in to vote their conscience (a.k.a. not Donald Trump). Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff, Debra…

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Parse.ly Network Referrer Dashboard | Parse.ly

Parse.ly02 mins

About the Parse.ly Network Referrer Dashboard Digital publishers rely heavily on external sources (social shares, search platforms, links from other sites, etc.) for their incoming traffic. That’s why it is so important for them to be aware of industry trends and shifts in traffic. Updated continually, Parse.ly’s Network Referrer Dashboard provides insight into referral traffic…

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