Miles Parks
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Health
Facebook Calls Links To Depression Inconclusive. These Researchers Disagree
The company has reached out to a number of researchers in recent months, though those same researchers are skeptical about the company's motivations.
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Technology
5 Takeaways From Big Tech's Misinformation Hearing
The leaders of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were not eager to admit fault when it comes to bad information on their platforms, but it's clear Congress is getting closer to regulation.
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Politics
Dominion Voting Sues Former Trump Lawyer, Seeking $1.3 Billion In Damages
Dominion Voting Systems says it is seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages after a series of outrageous claims by an attorney working to support Trump's objections to the 2020 race.
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Politics
Election Officials Warned 'Someone's Going To Get Shot' But That Didn't Stop Trump
For years, those in charge of voting have said stoking false fears about voting would one day lead to violence. On Wednesday, they were proven right.
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Politics
To Cast Doubt On Election Results, Republicans Lean On Conspiracy Theories
In raising objections to states' Electoral College certifications, many congressional Republicans are likely to cite a number of debunked conspiracy theories that President Trump has been pushing.
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Politics
Georgia Election Official: Don't Let Misinformation 'Suppress Your Own Vote'
Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, debunked many of President Trump's false claims one by one on Monday.
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Elections
Electoral College Affirms Biden Victory As Trump Continues Baseless Challenges
Supporters of President-elect Joe Biden hoped the milestone would end President Trump's false allegations of widespread fraud and unsuccessful attempts to overturn the results — but that is unlikely.
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Politics
Electoral College: In 1796, Samuel Miles Became The 1st Faithless Elector
Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past.
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Politics
Trump Tweets That He Fired Top Cybersecurity Official Christopher Krebs
In a couple of tweets, President Trump announced that he has fired Christopher Krebs, head of the agency in the Department of Homeland Security that oversees election security.
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As Trump Pushes Election Falsehoods, His Cybersecurity Agency Pushes Back
Led by one of President Trump's nominees, the agency has been actively trying to correct misinformation spread by all sorts of actors, including Trump, about the election.