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.

January 4, 2021 6:10 PM

Georgia election official: Don't let misinformation 'suppress your own vote'

Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, debunked many of President Donald Trump's false claims one by one on Monday.

by Miles Parks

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January 4, 2021 7:26 AM

Fact check: Trump's made-up claims of fake Georgia votes

President Donald Trump put forth a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in an extraordinary phone call to Georgia's secretary of state seeking a reversal of his election defeat, fabricating a slew of votes that he said should've been counted in his favor.

by The Associated Press

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December 30, 2020 5:49 AM

Even if it's 'bonkers,' poll finds many believe QAnon and other conspiracy theories

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

by Joel Rose

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December 22, 2020 6:23 PM

Fact check: What Pence and Congress can and can't do about the election

Some Republicans have indicated they will seek to object to the formal electoral vote count. There is a good chance it will become a spectacle, but next to no chance it will change the outcome.

by Brian Naylor

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December 22, 2020 11:52 AM

Former election security official says it will take 'years' to undo disinformation

In his first interview out of office, Matthew Masterson, a top deputy to Christopher Krebs at the Department of Homeland Security, called 2020 "as smooth a presidential election as I've ever seen."

by Pam Fessler

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December 16, 2020 7:34 PM

Twitter to remove or place warning labels on COVID vaccine conspiracy tweets

The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context information" about the vaccine.

by Vanessa Romo

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December 15, 2020 1:25 PM

Right-wing embrace of conspiracy is 'mass radicalization,' experts warn

Terrorism analysts warn that the country's polarization isn't just damaging to U.S. politics — it's a national security threat.

by Hannah Allam

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December 10, 2020 7:12 AM

'The perfect storm': How vaccine misinformation spread to the mainstream

False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.

by Shannon Bond

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November 30, 2020 6:23 PM

A COVID-19 vaccine has come quick, but expert says that's no reason to fear it

Heidi Larson, the director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, has traveled the world studying vaccine misinformation. Simply put, she says, a bad vaccine is "not in anyone's interest."

by Christianna Silva

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November 22, 2020 4:59 PM

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition

President Donald Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that his own presidency was denied a fair chance for a clean launch.

by The Associated Press

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