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Fighting disinformation: Can You Believe It?

Can You Believe It? is an initiative dedicated to uncovering how disinformation reaches consumers and providing tools to help our audience fight its spread. Are you seeing disinformation in your social media feeds? Share with us by emailing tell@mpr.org.

How to help a loved one who is caught in a web of conspiracy theories

How to help a loved one who is caught in a web of conspiracy theories

The deluge of disinformation in 2020 pulled many Americans into a vortex of conspiracy theories and fractured relationships between those who believed the disinformation and their loved ones.  How can you reach someone who is deep down the rabbit hole?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Doctor uses own doubts about vaccine to assure patients

Doctor uses own doubts about vaccine to assure patients

Dr. Nathan Chomilo is convinced that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, but he also doesn’t hesitate to tell his patients that he had many of the concerns they share with him in clinic.
by Tom Crann

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How years of disinformation led to an insurrection at the Capitol

How years of disinformation led to an insurrection at the Capitol

A pandemic of disinformation overwhelmed America in 2020, some of it culminating in armed, pro-Trump extremists taking over the U.S. Capitol. How did we get here? And what can we do about it?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Records show fervent Trump fans fueled U.S. Capitol takeover

Records show fervent Trump fans fueled U.S. Capitol takeover

The evidence gives lie to claims that the violence was perpetrated by left-wing antifa activists rather than supporters of the president. An FBI official says investigators have seen "no indication" antifa activists were disguised as Trump supporters during the Capitol riot.
by The Associated Press

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Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared

Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared

The full extent of the assault on the U.S. Capitol is coming into sharper focus, with scenes of violence so vast they are difficult to grasp. New videos and witness accounts reveal the sinister nature of the assault. And they point to the crowd as a force determined to occupy the inner sanctums of Congress and hunt down leaders.
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How the U.S. Capitol mob was treated differently than earlier Black protesters

How the U.S. Capitol mob was treated differently than earlier Black protesters

The way police handled Wednesday's onslaught showed that "some people are ... given certain kinds of leeway or space, and other people are not," says African American studies professor Eddie Glaude.
by Steve Inskeep

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Fact check: Trump's false claims, fuel on a day of chaos

Fact check: Trump's false claims, fuel on a day of chaos

Several people have also suggested without evidence that antifa demonstrators may have disguised themselves as Trump supporters for the siege on the Capitol. The mob that overran Congress and clashed with police was made up of Trump supporters, not left-wing groups, and the conspiracy theories the president has been promoting about the election are from far-right corners of the internet.
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