Jag skriver numera på svenska, t exempel för @etc.se!

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

"NewsGuard’s findings confirm a February 2025 report by the U.S. nonprofit the American Sunlight Project (ASP), which warned that the Pravda network was likely designed to manipulate AI models rather than to generate human traffic." www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-fun...

@seanadavis.bsky.social and I summarized the Ukraine-related misinfo seen on social media recently, where at least one claim can be traced to the Russian disinformation network Pravda. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/article/d...

Solid reporting by @sirichr.bsky.social at @logicallyfacts.com on the wave of narratives and unsubstantiated claims following the mass school shooting in Örebro i Sweden. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

Jo Ellis has just posted this video on Facebook, confirming to be a "Black Hawk pilot with Virginia National Guard" and not - as many viral social media posts had claimed - linked to the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash in Washington DC.

Trump’s trade tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China – plus his warning that the EU could be next – have spooked global markets, sparked trade war concerns... and given fact-checkers a busy start of the week. Here are 3 false claims I found this morning🧵

One viral misinfo narrative following the Washington DC plane crash is that @cnn.com knew about the crash "hours" before it happened and published their article in advance. Metadata refutes this, as does a CNN spokesperson speaking to @logicallyfacts.com.

as much as I admire the human-like qualities of Gmail's AI-driven reply feature... "Ugh." might be taking it a bit too far

Troll och nyttiga idioter skapar en förvirringsparad kring Musks höjda högerarm. Tillsammans flyttar de gränserna för vad som är politiskt acceptabelt, menar Svensk filosofis Jesper Olsson.

Friendly reminder that misinformation isn’t limited to one side of the political spectrum — there’s been a notable uptick in left/liberal-leaning misinformation since the Trump assassination attempt in July.

Några av personerna som Musk-Trump-regimen benådade på dag 1.

Ett farväl till David Lynch. Mannen som revolutionerade tv-serien och sprängde upp porten till 90-talet. Hans imperium av bilder var postmodernismens stora triumf.

🧵 The Capitol Riot Map is an interactive visualization of the 1,600+ individuals connected to the events of January 6, 2021. In the coming days, the Capitol Riot Map will be completed updated, and include an new feature: Pardon Watch. Details on updates and how to support this project below 👇

en riktigt bra pinne™️ har nu nått kulturdebatten. Hoppas på intensiva bråk där Joel Halldorf säger att letandet efter en bra pinne handlar om längtan efter gemenskap (och Jesus), nån ung feminist lägger ut orden om fallossymboler, David Thurfjell skriver att pinnen ÄR Jesus www.dn.se/kultur/pinna...

Did 8 Ukrainian generals lose their mansions in the LA fires? No. But the Russian trolls really want you to believe they did. That's why claims about Ukrainian mansions and mega yachts keep appearing – here are a few we’ve checked 🧵 www.forbes.com/sites/peters...

Funny how to some people, space lasers is deemed a more probable explanation to wildfires than climate change

Can 'grounding' neutralize a harmful electronic charge in your body that causes cell death and inflammation? A health influencer says it does - but experts argue that the experiment is unscientific and the source misleading. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-chec...

Rapporter om försvunna barn i Malmös skolor utnyttjas av desinformatörer. – Mer än 47 000 barn har försvunnit från skolan i Sverige under den senaste terminen, påstår en Tiktokprofil med miljontals följare. www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-12-23/d...

Fact-checkers don’t censor or suppress public debates, they supplement them by weeding out false information to correct misperceptions around false claims. Fact-checking journalism is a crucial safety mechanism, wrote IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan in April. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Anti-vax cardiologist Peter McCullough, who currently serves as the chief scientific officer of The Wellness Company, has had his ABIM certifications revoked. www.abim.org/verify-physi... www.documentcloud.org/documents/23...

Breaking News: Australia has passed a sweeping ban on social media for children under 16, one of the world’s most comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding young people from potential hazards online. nyti.ms/3VbiGzc

Routine childhood vaccination rates have been declining precipitously in recent years. The MMR vaccine is one of the most important. Today 14 states have an MMR vaccination rate for kindergartners of less than 90%. In 2019, just 3 did.

Because he admitted to contempt of court after repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee who had been attacked at school. Hope that's clear. www.bbc.com/news/article...

NATO’s Rob Bauer said the alliance must "take the first blow" in the event of a Russian attack — but Russian and Ukrainian news outlets reported that he said NATO “must strike first.” www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-chec...

Aand here’s today’s reminder that Bluesky and its users are not immune to misinfo

Fake politicians' accounts en masse with a link to Telegram? Always as suspicious, to say the least.

Is Sweden prepping for "nuclear Armageddon"? No. It's just yet another case of missing context. More on that in my latest @logicallyfacts.com explainer💥 www.logicallyfacts.com/en/article/h...

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Hi Bluesky! 👋 A quick who-am-I: Swede, ex-Londoner, former finance journalist, currently in Stockholm where I bike and knit and investigate misinformation on social media. I’ll leave you with a link to an article about far-right dog whistles — BYE! 👋 www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...