Jane Lytvynenko
An Instagram Account That Threatened The California School Shooting Did Not Belong To The Gunman
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department told reporters they believed the account belonged to the 16-year-old shooter, but it was a hoax.
Claudia Koerner
Facebook Took Down These Pages For Being Linked To Russia, But It Didn’t Seem To Tell That To The People Who Run Them
“Facebook should be responsible in informing account holders that they will be named in an international coordinated campaign that threatens democracy in different nations.”
Jane Lytvynenko
The Buffalo Chronicle Ran Facebook Ads Promoting Dubious Trudeau Stories
The Buffalo Chronicle paid to promote two of its highly dubious stories about Justin Trudeau.
Craig Silverman
Dramatic Videos Show California Bridge As Fires Burn On Both Sides
The Carquinez Bridge near Vallejo was closed as gusty winds fueled brush fires on either side.
Jane Lytvynenko
A Utility Company Shut Off Power To Nearly 3 Million Californians As A Massive Fire Grows
About 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain the Kincade fire in Northern California.
Olivia Niland
The Canadian Election’s Surprise Influencer Is A Buffalo Man Targeting Canadians With Viral Disinformation
Matthew Ricchiazzi has written debunked stories about Canadian politics and once told a US candidate he'd publish "negative articles about [their] opponents" for $400 apiece.
Jane Lytvynenko
One Of Rudy Giuliani’s Indicted Associates Was Tweeting About Joe Biden And Ukraine Days After Trump’s Inauguration
“I have a feeling that chapter isn’t closed," David Correia tweeted in January 2017.
Miriam Elder
How Oil Industry Videos Have Skirted Canadian Campaign Disclosure Rules
A group backed by the Alberta oil industry spent half a million dollars on videos denouncing pipeline protesters — but stopped promoting them right before it would have been required to register with Elections Canada.
Craig Silverman
Hundreds Of Propaganda Accounts Targeting Iran And Qatar Have Been Removed From Facebook
Facebook took down over 200 accounts associated with a previous operation using the platform for propaganda.
Jane Lytvynenko
Someone Is Doxing Hong Kong Protesters And Journalists — And China Wants Them To Keep Going
Days after an activist was doxed, thugs brutally attacked him outside his home. The site with information on him and more than 100 others is being spread by Chinese state media.
Rosalind Adams
Canada's Liberal Party Is Outspending Conservatives Nearly 3 To 1 On Facebook And Instagram
Since July 1, the Liberals have spent $738,715 in advertising on Facebook and Instagram, and the Conservative party has spent $251,303.
Craig Silverman
Hackers Tweeted Racial Slurs From Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Account
Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was compromised on Friday afternoon and tweeted the n-word and anti-Semitic remarks. A source confirmed he had his mobile device "SIM swapped."
Nicole Nguyen
Ring Says It Doesn't Use Facial Recognition, But It Has “A Head Of Face Recognition Research”
More than 10 million Ring doorbells have been installed worldwide, and BuzzFeed News found evidence that the company is working to develop facial recognition technology for its devices in Ukraine.
Nicole Nguyen
These “Canadian” Websites And Facebook Pages Are Actually Run From Overseas
Some of the websites use fake profile photos for their writers, while others spread false information.
Craig Silverman
An LA Sheriff's Deputy Will Lose His Job After Faking A Sniper Attack
Deputy Angel Reynosa will be fired for faking an attack that launched a manhunt.
Jane Lytvynenko
Thousands Of Accounts Linked To The Chinese Government Have Been Kicked Off Of Social Media
The decision to pull the accounts comes after BuzzFeed News and other outlets reported that Chinese state-run media outlets were running ads about Hong Kong on Facebook and Twitter.
Jane Lytvynenko
Amazon Says Those Weird Brand Ambassador Accounts Defending The Company Are Run By Real Employees
“We're not paid to say that we like our job,” one of the accounts tweeted.
Jane Lytvynenko
Jeffrey Epstein's Death Was On 4Chan Before Officials Announced It — And Authorities Had To Look Into It
About 38 minutes before news outlets first reported Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison, a 4chan user published a detailed post about it.
Jane Lytvynenko
A Shooting At A Norway Mosque That Injured One Is Being Investigated As Terrorism
Police in Oslo say they've detained a young white man in his twenties.
David Mack
Epstein's Victims Still Want Justice Despite His Apparent Suicide In Jail
"Epstein is gone, but justice must still be served."
Jane Lytvynenko
