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Misinformation

Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Fake ICE Raid Tip Sent Westwood Into Hysteria: Police Working To Uncover Who Did It Fake ICE Raid Tip Sent Westwood Into Hysteria: Police Working To Uncover Who Did It
Fake ICE Raid Tip Sent Westwood Into Hysteria: Police Working To Uncover Who Did It Police are investigating a fake immigration raid warning that caused…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hartford, CT
Business
'OG Facebook' Returns With Revamped Friends Tab In Meta's Latest Change 'OG Facebook' Returns With Revamped Friends Tab In Meta's Latest Change
'OG Facebook' Returns With Revamped Friends Tab In Meta's Latest Change Meta is hoping to bring back the original Facebook experience with a new…

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by Chris Spiker
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
'Gasoline And A Match:' Conservative Moms Group Accuses Park Ridge Church Of Pedophilia: Mayor 'Gasoline And A Match:' Conservative Moms Group Accuses Park Ridge Church Of Pedophilia: Mayor
'Gasoline And A Match:' Conservative Moms Group Accuses Park Ridge Church Of Pedophilia: Mayor Authorities are investigating a threat made against a…

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by Cecilia Levine
New Rochelle, NY
News
Meta's Community Notes To Use Tech From Elon Musk's Social Media Platform Meta's Community Notes To Use Tech From Elon Musk's Social Media Platform
Meta's Community Notes To Use Tech From Elon Musk's Social Media Platform Meta's new Community Notes system will be based on algorithms developed…

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by Chris Spiker
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Englewood Cops Accused Of Ignoring Stranded Driver: Here's What They Say Really Happened Englewood Cops Accused Of Ignoring Stranded Driver: Here's What They Say Really Happened
Englewood Cops Accused Of Ignoring Stranded Driver: Here's What They Say Really Happened The Englewood Police Department is setting the record…

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by Cecilia Levine
Albany, NY
Schools
NY Unveils Media Literacy Toolkit For Schools To Combat 'Scourge' Of Misinformation NY Unveils Media Literacy Toolkit For Schools To Combat 'Scourge' Of Misinformation
NY Unveils Media Literacy Toolkit For Schools To Combat 'Scourge' Of Misinformation New York is joining the fight against fake news. Gov. Kathy Hochul…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hackensack, NJ
News
TikTok Ban: Fate Of Video App Unclear As Deadline For Chinese Parent Company To Divest Looms TikTok Ban: Fate Of Video App Unclear As Deadline For Chinese Parent Company To Divest Looms
TikTok Ban: Fate Of Video App Unclear As Deadline For Chinese Parent Company To Divest Looms The future of TikTok in the United States is facing a critical…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hartford, CT
Business
Meta Drops Fact-Checking Program Ahead Of Trump's White House Return, Company Says Meta Drops Fact-Checking Program Ahead Of Trump's White House Return, Company Says
Meta Drops Fact-Checking Program Ahead Of Trump's White House Return, Company Says Meta is dismantling its third-party fact-checking program in the…

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by Chris Spiker
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Crash, Not Drone, Takes Down Pole In Parsippany: Police Car Crash, Not Drone, Takes Down Pole In Parsippany: Police
Car Crash, Not Drone, Takes Down Pole In Parsippany: Police Parsippany police are hitting back after downed electrical lines caused a spate of…

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by Sam Barron
Morristown, NJ
News
FBI Investigating Drone Sightings, Morris County Sheriff's Office Wants Photos FBI Investigating Drone Sightings, Morris County Sheriff's Office Wants Photos
FBI Investigating Drone Sightings, Morris County Sheriff's Office Wants Photos The FBI has joined the investigation into the mysterious drones that have…

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by Sam Barron
Morristown, NJ
Police & Fire
Mysterious Drones Are Flying Over North Jersey: What We Know Mysterious Drones Are Flying Over North Jersey: What We Know
Mysterious Drones Are Flying Over North Jersey: What We Know Authorities in North Jersey are investigating reports of drone activity observed by law…

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by Sam Barron
Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ
Police & Fire
Few Details Released After Fair Haven Officer Shoots Man In Rumson Few Details Released After Fair Haven Officer Shoots Man In Rumson
Few Details Released After Fair Haven Officer Shoots Man In Rumson Authorities have released few details after a police officer shot a burglary suspect in…

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by Chris Spiker
Albany, NY
Politics
NYers Urged To Beware, Report AI Election Misinformation NYers Urged To Beware, Report AI Election Misinformation
NYers Urged To Beware, Report AI Election Misinformation State leaders are urging New Yorkers to beware purposely misleading election information…

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by Michael Mashburn
Newtown, CT
News
Fighter, Actor Ronda Rousey Apologizes For Sandy Hook Conspiracy Post Fighter, Actor Ronda Rousey Apologizes For Sandy Hook Conspiracy Post
Fighter, Actor Ronda Rousey Apologizes For Sandy Hook Conspiracy Post Former UFC champion and actor Ronda Rousey said she "deserve(s) to be hated…

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by Josh Lanier
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region
Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region A 37-year-old man from the region was charged with making an alleged…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Twitter Blues: PA Celebs Lose Verification Checkmark — But Not Taylor Swift Twitter Blues: PA Celebs Lose Verification Checkmark — But Not Taylor Swift
Twitter Blues: PA Celebs Lose Verification Checkmark — But Not Taylor Swift Celebrities on Twitter: They are now just like us. Twitter began its removal of…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
News
Twitter Blues: New Jersey Celebs Lose Verification Checkmark Twitter Blues: New Jersey Celebs Lose Verification Checkmark
Twitter Blues: New Jersey Celebs Lose Verification Checkmark Celebrities on Twitter: They are now just like us. Twitter began its removal of blue verification…

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by Sam Barron
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
MPD Chief Slams Social Media, 'Misinformation' Surrounding Karon Blake Death Investigation MPD Chief Slams Social Media, 'Misinformation' Surrounding Karon Blake Death Investigation
MPD Chief Slams Social Media, 'Misinformation' Surrounding Karon Blake Death Investigation An impassioned Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
News
Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You
Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You A boy named Andrew Bucklandon hasn't gone missing. He didn't leave for school…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Dorchester, MA
News
Bomb Hoax At Boston Children's Hospital Comes As Facility Is Under Attack Bomb Hoax At Boston Children's Hospital Comes As Facility Is Under Attack
Bomb Hoax At Boston Children's Hospital Comes As Facility Is Under Attack A bomb threat Tuesday night, Aug. 30, sent Children's Hospital into panic as the…

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by Josh Lanier
Springfield, MA
Business
COVID-19: People Who Spread Misinfo About Vaccines Are ‘Criminals,' Pfizer CEO Says COVID-19: People Who Spread Misinfo About Vaccines Are ‘Criminals,' Pfizer CEO Says
Covid-19: People Who Spread Misinfo About Vaccines Are ‘Criminals,' Pfizer CEO Says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has harsh words for the “criminals” who…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
News
NJ Teacher Accused Of Ripping Hijab Off Student Was Trying To Fix Her Hood, Attorney Says NJ Teacher Accused Of Ripping Hijab Off Student Was Trying To Fix Her Hood, Attorney Says
NJ Teacher Accused Of Ripping Hijab Off Student Was Trying To Fix Her Hood, Attorney Says A New Jersey teacher accused by a former Olympian of pulling…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pleasantville, NY
Politics
COVID-19: Instagram Pulls Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Account Due To False Anti-Vaccine Claims COVID-19: Instagram Pulls Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Account Due To False Anti-Vaccine Claims
Covid-19: Instagram Pulls Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Account Due To False Anti-Vaccine Claims Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will no longer be a fixture on Instagram…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Politics
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Should 'Pay Price' For Damaging Democracy, Hillary Clinton Says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Should 'Pay Price' For Damaging Democracy, Hillary Clinton Says
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Should 'Pay Price' For Damaging Democracy, Hillary Clinton Says Chappaqua resident Hillary Clinton is targeting Westchester…

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by Zak Failla
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
FAKE NEWS: Reports Of Public Masturbator A Social Media Myth, Glen Rock PD Says FAKE NEWS: Reports Of Public Masturbator A Social Media Myth, Glen Rock PD Says
Fake NEWS: Reports Of Public Masturbator A Social Media Myth, Glen Rock PD Says UPDATE: False reports being spread on Facebook of an alleged public…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Schools
Emerson Schools Superintendent Responds To Gun Threat: Please Trust Us Emerson Schools Superintendent Responds To Gun Threat: Please Trust Us
Emerson Schools Superintendent Responds To Gun Threat: Please Trust Us More trust in Emerson's school educators and administrators might have…

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by Cecilia Levine