Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was in South Africa in June 2024 for the second full-term swearing-in ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa. Social media posts sharing videos from the event claimed Ramaphosa ignored Tinubu as he was greeting other dignitaries — a mark, they argued, of Nigeria’s waning reputation. But the claim is false: longer footage shows […]
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Texas Ethics Commission requires social media influencers to disclose paid political posts
For years, a loophole in Texas election regulations has allowed social media users to not have to label political content that they are paid to produce. The state’s elections watchdog, however, effectively closed that loophole Tuesday afternoon when state ethics commissioners unanimously voted to approve a rule to require influencers to disclose paid posts and […]
Reports and social media posts falsely claim Guinness is leaving Nigeria
Nigeria’s unrelenting economic crisis has forced several major multinationals to shutter their operations in Africa’s most populous country. Economic hardship has also fuelled disinformation, including a recent claim that alcohol beverage company Guinness was exiting the country. But the claim is false. Diageo, which owns majority shares in the company, has agreed to sell its […]
Doctored picture shared in false posts that suspect in Indonesia murder case was ‘released’
The lawyer of an Indonesian man recently arrested for his role in a high-profile double murder case told AFP her client remained in custody as of June 12, 2024, refuting false posts repeatedly shared on social media. The posts claimed to share a picture of Pegi Setiawan’s release but the image had been manipulated and […]
Former Trump lawyer Giuliani posts bond in Arizona election case
(Reuters) – Former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Monday that he posted a $10,000 bond in Arizona on charges he tried to subvert the 2020 election results in the state. Giuliani, a former New York mayor, said on his America’s Mayor Live social media show that he had posted his bond and had […]
GameStop surges as ‘Roaring Kitty’ posts upcoming livestream
(Reuters) – Shares of GameStop surged over 30% on Thursday after the online stock influencer known as “Roaring Kitty” posted on YouTube that he would hold a livestream on Friday. Thursday’s surge was the latest in a bout of volatile trading in the struggling videogame seller’s shares that kicked off last month after the influencer, […]
Were Roaring Kitty’s GameStop posts illegal? A former SEC lawyer explains the recent scrutiny.
Keith Gill, known as “Roaring Kitty,” posted on the X platform last month and on Reddit this week. The meme-stock trader’s return to social media was followed by GameStop price swings. – AP When Roaring Kitty came back to social media nearly a month ago, shares of GameStop Corp. jumped, but is that enough to […]
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls posts bail on first 6 of 26 criminal charges
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice made his first court appearance Wednesday in New Hampshire, where he is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Steven Kramer, who also faces a proposed $6 million fine from […]
Maddow Blog | Speaker Johnson makes outlandish picks for key intelligence posts
In the wake of some recent congressional resignations, House Speaker Mike Johnson had two open seats to fill on the House Intelligence Committee. These are important slots — the panel’s members have access to some of the nation’s most important and highly sensitive secrets — and it was incumbent on the Louisiana Republican to choose […]
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico posts speech online after shooting
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has posted a speech online in his first appearance since an assassination attempt three weeks ago. In a pre-recorded speech posted on his Facebook ahead of the European Parliament election on Thursday, Mr Fico said the attack caused serious damage to his health and “it will be a small miracle […]
Fayette school board member apologizes for social media posts following criticism
Fayette County Public Schools Board member Amanda Ferguson on Tuesday night apologized at a district Equity Council Meeting for social media posts that have received criticism. At issue were a laughing emoji and a GIF depicting a Furby interactive toy that Ferguson posted in late May on X, formerly known as Twitter. Ferguson said her […]
Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent posts
Australia’s online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk’s X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a Sydney priest. “I have decided to discontinue the proceedings in the Federal Court against X Corp,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said in a statement. The watchdog had ordered Musk’s company to […]