Supreme Court This Photo of Clarence Thomas Went Viral After Abortion Ruling — But It's From 2018 A photo of Ginni Thomas and husband Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas drinking an expensive bottle of wine went viral after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision. But a simple reverse image search shows the photo is actually from 2018, MediaWise campus correspondent Loren Miranda explains.
misinformation Fact Check: Baby Formula Shortage Not Linked to Ukraine The baby formula shortage in the U.S. has multiple causes, including recalls and overbuying. But a viral Facebook post falsely claimed that the shortage was caused by formula donations to Ukraine. MediaWise campus correspondent Gabbie Puzon explains how “lateral reading” can debunk the false post.
social media Social Media is Rife With Misinformation After Roe v. Wade News Ever since the release of a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, you may have seen misinformation on social media that tries to appeal to users’ fears. MediaWise Campus Correspondent Kyle Davidson explains what you need to watch out for.
misinformation No, the Texas Shooter Wasn't Transgender. Here's How That Misinformation Spread So Quickly As news of the Uvalde school shooting broke, false rumors began to spread that the shooter, Salvador Ramos, was transgender. People including Rep. Paul Gosar, Alex Jones and Candace Owens shared photos of a trans woman from Georgia unconnected to the shooter and said she was Ramos. As NBC OUT reporter Jo Yurcaba explains, the misinformation originated on 4chan, a...
Russia-Ukraine Crisis No, This TIME Magazine Cover of Putin Wasn't Real An artist edited Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler onto a Time magazine cover, and many people falsely assumed the image was real – then shared it widely around social media. Reporter Maya Broadwater from Mediawise, a digital media literacy and factchecking group, explains.
misinformation How the News Media Separates Fact From Disinformation in Ukraine Social media has given journalists and the public access to a huge amount of information from the war in Ukraine, but separating fact from disinformation has never been harder. Members of the NBC Social Newsgathering team joined NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker to walk him through how they vet social media videos to get at the truth.
LX News Will Spotify Ever Back Away From Joe Rogan? What would it take for Spotify to distance itself from Joe Rogan and his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience? Though artists Neil Young and Joni Mitchell have pulled their music from the platform, the streaming service is not likely to nix its $100 million deal with Rogan, says Business Insider reporter Natalie Jarvey. She says platforms have weathered other controversies...
misinformation Dying to Be Wrong: The Price of COVID Misinformation 'I want people to realize that these "numbers" are moms, dads, brothers, sisters, daughters, and sons. These are actual people with a family left behind.'
dying to be wrong Inside a Texas City Torn Apart by COVID-19: Dying to Be Wrong, Episode 1 For the residents of San Angelo, Texas, recently the fastest growing Texas city for COVID-19 cases, personal responsibility can mean the difference between life and death. On one side of the debate dividing neighbors in the Texas city is Caleb Wallace, who believes public health protections are taking away his freedoms. On the other side is Zach Shutterfield, seriously burned...
dying to be wrong How COVID-19 Turned Heroes to Enemies in San Angelo, Texas: Dying to Be Wrong, Episode 2 In September 2021, San Angelo, Texas, was considered the fastest growing Texas city for COVID-19 cases. With the latest surge of the delta variant, more than 100 people have lost their lives to the virus since the beginning of August. How did we get here? Episode 2 of “Dying to Be Wrong,” a four-part mini-documentary series by NBCLX storyteller Cody...
