Written by The Albanese government has dumped its controversial mis- and disinformation bill, conceding there is “no pathway” to getting the proposal passed through the Senate. The communications minister, Michelle Rowland, insisted misinformation and disinformation remained a grave concern for democracy, national security and online safety, but said the government would not proceed with the proposal. It […]
Marles says Dutton spreading misinformation over US-UK civil nuclear deal The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, was on ABC News Breakfast earlier and was asked about the Coalition’s attack on the government for not joining a US-UK civil nuclear deal (as we flagged earlier). Marles said the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is “intentionally seeking to […]
When physicians spread medical misinformation, the potential harm to health is far greater than their direct patient care. And yet, in a recent study, medical boards rarely discipline physicians for spreading misinformation. The JAMA article looked at 3128 medical board disciplinary proceedings involving physicians. Spreading misinformation to the community was the least common reason, at […]
Labor’s path to passing its misinformation bill is narrowing, with several key crossbench senators going on the record in the past 24 hours to oppose the legislation. ACT Senator David Pocock and Tammy Tyrrell of Tasmania, both independents, have stated they’ll vote no. “I’ve listened to the experts and people in the ACT and I’ll […]
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One by one, Catholic dioceses in key presidential swing states are putting out unusual statements: Newspapers whose titles include the word Catholic that are showing up in people’s mailboxes aren’t what they seem and aren’t connected to the church. With a classic typeface and traditional newspaper design, the mass-mailed Catholic Tribune newspapers carry signposts of […]
Four years ago during the 2020 election, we warned in the Los Angeles Times that young people were struggling to spot disinformation because of outdated lessons on navigating the internet. Today, educators risk making the same mistakes with artificial intelligence. With the election at our doorstep, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Previous work by our […]
The Free Press Is A New Media Company Founded By Bari Weiss And Built On The Ideals That Once Were The Bedrock Of Great Journalism: Honesty, Doggedness, And Fierce Independence With their oh-so-controversial opinions, We Want Them Infected (WWTI) doctors became the darlings of the “heterodox” media, where they blended their medical credentials and political […]
This year’s US presidential race is unprecedented, with a last-minute switch in the Democratic Party’s nominee and assassination attempts targeting Republican Party candidate Donald Trump. As anxiety about the outcome mounts, and with conspiracy theories about the 2020 election results lingering, the stage is set for a period of intense rumouring about voting and counting-related […]
Watchdog Global Witness called out TikTok for approving four of the eight ads submitted for review that contained falsehoods about the election. Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report published Thursday by the nonprofit Global […]