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Bruce McDougal watches embers fly over his property as the Bond Fire burns through the Silverado community in Orange County, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2020. New research shows climate misinformation has been flourishing on Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the platform in 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

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Climate misinformation 'rocket boosters' on Musk's Twitter
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Thu,01/19/23-4:16AM , 164 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Search for the word “climate” on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn't “climate crisis” or “climate jobs” or even “climate change” but instead “climate scam.”
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Attendees congregate at a rally against gender-affirming care at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2022. Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence. (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP)

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Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Sat,12/17/22-7:37AM , 127 Reads
In the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lit up with the now familiar expressions of grief, mourning and disbelief.
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A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Tue,11/29/22-2:18PM , 178 Reads
Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts and social media researchers that the change could have serious consequences if it disc
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An election worker removes tabulated ballots from the machine inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Arizona remains epicenter for post-election misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Thu,11/10/22-2:56PM , 101 Reads
Arizona remained the epicenter for post-Election Day misinformation Thursday as vote counting in that state continued.
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