Lying eyes: Google engineer developing tool to spot fake video
In an era replete with fake news stories, you might expect video evidence to provide a clearer picture of the truth. You’d be wrong, according…
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Cohen Raid Result Of Potential Bank Fraud and Campaign Finance Violations
By Kenneth White Three individuals with knowledge of the case reported to the Washington Post that the raid on President Trump’s longtime attorney and friend,…
Sinclair Feeling Resistance From FCC Over Tribune Merger
By Kenneth White Sinclair Broadcast Group, recently in the news for a backlash at having anchors read identical scripts on the air, has met resistance…
NRA acknowledges donations from 23 Russian Linked Contributors
By Kenneth White The National Rifle Association has released the names of 23 individuals with links to Russia. Previously, the NRA had disclosed a single…
Rep. Paul Ryan announces he will not be seeking re-election
By Kenneth White Paul Ryan announced on Wednesday, he will not be seeking re-election this November. A number of individuals have commented since this revelation….
StopFake.org — Ukrainian site fights fake news on the front line
Olga Yurkova has spent years fighting fake news on the front line. The Ukrainian journalist and colleagues weighed into the battle with a StopFake.org website…
Trump warns missile attack against Syria ‘will be coming’
President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that he intends to launch missiles against the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad, warning Russia that the strike will come…
Russia vetoes US resolution on Syria chemical weapons probe
Russia has vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to set up a new expert body that would assign blame for chemical attacks in…
‘It’s Time’ to Protect Mueller From Trump, Say Dems
Democrats will renew their push Tuesday to protect special counsel Robert Mueller and his Russia investigation in Congress with legislation after President Donald Trump lashed…
Trillion-dollar deficits come roaring back: CBO
President Trump has overseen a dramatic worsening of the government’s finances in his first 14 months in office, sending deficits soaring to more than $800…
Bots, good or bad, dominate Twitter conversation: study
Automated accounts or “bots” play a big role in disseminating information on Twitter, accounting for two-thirds of tweets linking to popular websites, a study showed…
Local media struggle to hold Sinclair accountable
A screenshot from the Deadspin montage, which featured news anchors repeating the same script decrying ‘fake news.’ Deadspin Andrea Hickerson, Rochester Institute of Technology Sinclair…
Syria ‘chemical attack’: what we know
An alleged chemical attack in Syria’s rebel-held Douma has sparked international outrage, with Washington warning Sunday of possible military action, while Damascus and Moscow said…
Breaking: Trump offers harsh criticism of Putin over Chemical Attack
On Sunday morning President Donald Trump took to Twitter to discuss the chemical attack in Syria. He offered harsh criticism of both Russian President Vladimir…
Kremlin cracking down on internet to muzzle critics, say experts
As Vladimir Putin starts his fourth Kremlin term, authorities are turning up the heat on popular websites and apps ostensibly to fight terrorism but analysts…
Americans becoming more politically active: poll
Driven mainly by opposition to President Donald Trump, Americans have become increasingly politically active over the past two years, according to a poll published on…
Trump blames ‘Fake News Media’ for beleaguered EPA chief’s troubles
WASHINGTON – As Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt finds himself consumed by scandal and speculation grows that his days in the Cabinet are numbered,…
Massachusetts Court Rules Second Amendment Doesn’t Protect AR-15s
A federal court ruled on Friday that AR-15 rifles, the high-powered rifle used in the Parkland mass shooting, as well as similar military-style rifles and…
US imposes sanctions on Putin’s oligarch allies
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs accused of supporting and profiting from President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to undermine western democracies….
Twitter: 1 million accounts suspended for ‘terrorism promotion’
Twitter said Thursday it has suspended over one million accounts for “promotion of terrorism” since 2015, claiming its efforts have begun to make the platform…