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People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories
By: Ari Shapiro | Julia Simon | Huo Jingnan | David Folkenflik | Arielle Retting | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Communities big and small are trying to rein in climate change. But many people working on these climate solutions are running into a big obstacle: falsehoods and… Read More
From 4chan to international politics, a bug-eating conspiracy theory goes mainstream
By: Huo Jingnan | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In mid-March, a far-right Dutch member of parliament named Thierry Baudet tweeted “WE WILL NOT EAT THE BUGS” accompanied by a photo of himself holding a microphone… Read More
Health Dept. Says People Misreading Data Leads To COVID-19 Falsehoods
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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State officials are pushing back against the false claim that COVID-19 cases are being counted more than once. The Ohio Department of Health says this derives from people misreading the… Read More