Every day, some 2 billion people around the world use privacy-protection tools supported by the Open Technology Fund. When people in China escape their government’s firewalls, they can access material written in their own languages and read stories they would otherwise never see.
The Atlantic
The rate at which chatbots are spreading false information doubled in the last year, according to a report that NewsGuard shared first for English-speaking readers with Axios. Since NewsGuard's last report in August 2024, AI makers have updated chatbots to respond to more prompts instead of declining to answer, and given them the ability to access the web.
AXIOS
Tourists clutch guidebooks nervously. Locals swap tips about which streets to avoid after dark. Every evening, the news seems to add another warning about the scourge of violence gripping the population. We are of course talking about: Memphis, Tenn.
The Integrity Project
As two scientists who lived through Australia’s black summer bushfires and the Covid-19 crisis in the United States, we have seen firsthand how science in modern societies is under siege from an even more insidious ‘antiscience virus’ of weaponized disinformation.
The Guardian
After exploring several options to legalize her stay in Mexico, Alicia, whose real name we are withholding for security reasons, received a call on her cell phone that seemed to bring her hope.
Factchequeado
President Trump campaigned on the promise to target immigrants with criminal convictions for deportation. New data shows his immigration crackdown has included thousands more people in the D.C. area who have no criminal charges.
NBC4 Washington
At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced heated questions from numerous senators about his vaccine policies, including his stance on COVID-19 vaccines and mRNA vaccine technology generally.
The Conversation
A quote shared by that old high school friend which isn't quite accurate. A social media post with a photo taken out of context. Misinformation, and disinformation, comes for everybody. Yes, that means you, too. It can be difficult to develop the skills and habits strong enough to fend off the constant flood of bad information these days.
KUOW / National Public Radio Network
Japanese authorities have been in damage control mode for the last few days after widespread misinformation about a cultural exchange program sparked a public panic – reflecting the country’s conservative attitudes toward immigration and a recent rise in anti-foreigner sentiment.
CNN
For centuries, Iceland has tended to be off the world’s beaten path. It’s an island in the North Atlantic, home today to about 400,000 people. Its language is spoken in large numbers nowhere else. These factors, combined with higher standards of living and education attainment, tend to protect Icelanders from the tide of misinformation that has flooded other countries, including the U.S.
Poynter Institute
Mike Evans knew something had to change. As the lead instructor for American Government 101 at Georgia State University in 2021, Evans had watched his students over the years show up with fewer facts and more conspiracy theories. They arrive with bold, often misleading beliefs shaped by hours spent each day on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.
The Conversation
Javier Gallardo likes to start his morning watching a classical music programme on television - it is part of his routine, and puts him in the right mood for the day before going to work driving trucks. But one Monday in June, he turned on the television and, instead of music, the screen was filled with images of a warzone. A news report was playing on a channel he had never heard of.
BBC
Misinformation and disinformation in healthcare has the potential to threaten patient safety by spreading falsehoods that impact decision-making. It also undermines the physician-patient relationship, making it harder for physicians to provide effective, trusted care.
The Physicians Foundation
More than 750 current and former staff members of HHS are calling on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop ‘spreading inaccurate health information’ and do more to protect public health professionals in the wake of a shooting at the headquarters of the CDC in Atlanta earlier this month.
The Hill
Multiple top reporters and columnists are leaving The Arizona Republic — and it’s unclear how many more will follow after Gannett issued buyout offers in newsrooms across the country.
Arizona Mirror
In the age of misinformation, food literacy isn’t just about health – it’s a strategic imperative for business, climate, and public trust. Misinformation is eroding public health, distorting climate-smart food strategies, and warping market behavior. This isn’t just an information problem but a business risk and investment threat.
Forbes
When Kari Lake, a special advisor to the Agency for Global Media, went on Eric Bolling’s '“Real America’s Voice” last month and promised to personally escort certain federal employees to the airport, she wasn’t talking about gang leaders or cartel bosses. Her targets were multilingual journalists.
The Integrity Project
Police officer David Rose was killed last week by a suspected 30-year-old gunman at a chaotic scene surrounding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. According to the alleged shooter’s father and neighbors, he was consumed by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.
The Integrity Project
This past Friday, a gunman stood across the street from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s main campus in Atlanta and fired round after round into the buildings where the nation's top public health scientists work. National Public Radio tell us why one in three CDC staffers report having been harassed or threatened due to their work since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic.
National Public Radio
There’s an outbreak of illnesses linked to people drinking raw milk in Florida. Raw milk is unpasteurized animal milk that is a common source of foodborne illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WUSF / Health News Florida
