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Jussie Smollett’s Conviction for False Hate Crime Claim Is Overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that he should not have been prosecuted a second time after the charges against him had been dismissed with a negotiated agreement.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 minutes ago -
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Oscars 2025: Early assumptions. True or false?
Will these five early award season assumptions pan out or fall by the wayside?Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday -
France finally show grit but is this a turning point or simply a false dawn?
Changes to Didier Deschamps’ XI in Milan worked but doubts linger over attacking options and Kylian Mbappé. By Raphaël Jucobin for Get French Football News . “There’s a lot of pride,” beamed ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Cruise Admits Filing False Report on Crash, Will Pay $500,000
GM’s driverless robotaxi unit settles with the federal government over charges it failed to include details of an October 2023 accident where its vehicle ran over a pedestrian in San Francisco.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
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Man arrested in killing that was falsely blamed on bear
A man accused of murder after a 911 call about a fake bear attack in the mountains of Tennessee led authorities to a dead man last month has been found and arrested, police said Sunday.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Trump won because Americans rejected false media narratives
Most Americans fully rejected the framing employed by large portions of the mainstream press about the stakes in the election.Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
‘It can lead to chaos’: false claims and hoaxes surge as Spain’s floods recede
People urged to stop flow of misinformation as fire department says it is hindering work to save citizens. Home to more than 120 shops, a cinema and 34 restaurants, the Bonaire shopping centre had ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
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Trump repeats false claims about paper ballots on Election Day 2024
Former President Donald Trump repeated debunked claims that paper ballots are better than voting machines for accuracy and speed. Trump made the latest comments while visiting campaign staff in ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
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Woman falsely claiming to be nurse injected fake Botox, prosecutors say
A Massachusetts woman passed herself as a nurse and dispensed thousands of doses of phony Botox and other fillers that had been smuggled into the United States, authorities said.Top stories - NBC News - November 4 -
In Elon Musk's "election integrity" community on X, false claims proliferate
Elon Musk is encouraging X users to report instances of voter fraud in a new group on the platform. Many of the posts are unsubstantiated or false.Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Intel agencies pinpoint Russia as behind false Haitian Georgia voting claims
Intelligence agencies on Friday condemned Russian interference in the U.S. election, identifying the U.S. adversary as being behind a recent video amplifying false claims of Haitians attempting to ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Fired Disney employee hacked menu to falsely show foods as peanut allergy safe, lawsuit claims
A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the company's restaurants to falsely indicate that certain food items did not contain peanuts.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Trump falsely claims noncitizen voter fraud is widespread. Here are 5 facts.
Voter fraud by noncitizens is very rare and does not occur in numbers that could swing a federal election, studies show.Politics - CBS News - October 30 -
Trump pushes false election claims, 'weaves' from topics during Joe Rogan interview
Donald Trump's anticipated interview with Joe Rogan turned into a long-winded conversation where the former president again pushed false claims about the 2020 election.Top stories - ABC News - October 28 -
Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI says
Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI saysTech - ABC News - October 25 -
Trump repeats false claims of "rampant cheating" in 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump made new threats Friday to hold people accountable for what he calls "rampant cheating" in the 2020 election. There is no evidence of widespread fraud during 2020, but ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Trump and allies spread false noncitizen voting claims and World Series preview: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump and his allies are spreading a new “big lie” ahead of Election Day.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
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How Trump is using a new 'big lie' to undermine the 2024 election results
Former President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters are mobilizing around a new “big lie”: the false claim that a flood of noncitizens votes could swing the 2024 election.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
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False claims about machines "switching" votes are going viral
Election security experts told CBS News that unfounded claims of machines flipping votes have circulated for years.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
'It's a lie': Georgia official pushes back on false claims of voting machine fraud
A Georgia election official is pushing back on false claims of voting machine fraud following allegations that a voter's ballot had been "switched" by a voting machine.Top stories - ABC News - October 24 -
Russia spread false claims about Helene, Milton, government response: Report
Russia spread false claims about the U.S. government’s response to hurricanes Helene and Milton in an effort to sow discontent and undermine public support for Ukraine, according to a new report ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
China-backed social accounts push false narratives about 2024 race
Several social media accounts originating from countries like Russia and China have continued to push false narratives about the 2024 presidential election. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
The bullish breakout for Nvidia’s stock could be a false one, if this happens
Concerns that the recent breakout rally in Nvidia’s stock was “false” are still premature, unless it falls through key support at recent lows.Business - MarketWatch - October 23 -
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For the second time in a day, Trump resorts to false personal attacks on Harris
Former President Donald Trump slammed Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night as a “lunatic" and “stupid” and questioned whether she had a problem with alcohol or drugs — the second time over ...Politics - NBC News - October 23 -
Trump makes false accusation about Harris' substance use at rally
During an appearance at a North Carolina rally, former President Donald Trump questioned whether Vice President Harris had a problem with alcohol or drugs in a false personal attack.Politics - NBC News - October 23 -
Russian disinformation groups likely promoting false claims about Walz
Experts say Russian disinformation groups are behind the baseless claims targeting the Harris-Walz campaign.Top stories - CBS News - October 22
