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    Groups demand crackdown on online misinformation ahead of midterms

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    Social media loses ground on abortion misinformation

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    Transparency issues haunt digital ads ahead of midterms

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    Sara Fischer
    Aug 18, 2022 - Technology

    Big Tech braces for "big lie" in 2022 midterms

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    GLAAD calls on social media to push monkeypox info

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    Russian media drives online hate

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    Right-wing misinformation machine revs up after shootings

    Ina Fried
    Apr 26, 2022 - Technology

    Who is cheering, jeering Musk's Twitter deal

    Ukraine misinformation is spreading — and not just from Russia