The deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man with no U.S. criminal record, has ignited a legal and political crisis—one now shaped by conflicting narratives and misinformation.
Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, Oklahoma will require all high school students—public and private—to study debunked theories of election fraud related to the 2020 presidential race.
As part of its revised priorities, the National Science Foundation announced it will no longer fund research aimed at combating misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation, citing concerns over free speech.
A wave of online rumors, rising prices, and coast-to-coast protests followed President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs. While the administration claimed the rates were fair and reciprocal, fact-checkers revealed a misleading formula, and economists warned of serious consequences for low-income Americans.
Many people fell for the viral bear blockade hoax because it played on emotions, featured a realistic AI-generated image, and mimicked real news headlines. Animal stories are especially effective at spreading online due to their emotional pull, and when satire is shared without context, it often blurs the line between humor and fact.
President Trump’s second term has been defined by bold expansionist rhetoric and controversial policy shifts, from calls to annex Canada and Greenland to sweeping changes to U.S. election rules. These actions have stirred domestic unrest and strained international relations, reigniting debate over America’s global role.
A round up of the recent viral misinformation in the United States.
As President Donald Trump moves through the early months of his second term, he faces significant resistance from multiple institutions, including the judiciary, international leaders, and fact-checking organizations. While Trump and his allies push forward
The News Literacy Project This site centers their work on creating educational resources for teachers and students for media literacy education in K-12. Recently, they started a new “Rumor Guard” which streamlines false information into
Category