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16 Jun 2020
Two far-right sites, ZeroHedge and The Federalist, will no longer be able to generate revenue from any advertisements served by Google Ads.
@AMFraserNBC reports.
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After publication of this story, Google added that it takes into account all of the content on a website, including comments, to determine if a policy violation has occurred, which is where the policy violations are said to have occurred.
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And Google says it notified The Federalist on Tuesday of policy violations, and it now has three days to remove the violations before the ban goes into effect.
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11 Jun 2020
The US government does not collect comprehensive national data on black people in the criminal justice system.
@NBC_VC examined the figures. Here’s what we know.
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9 Jun 2020
David McAtee was a pillar of his community. His BBQ joint was a fixture in Louisville.
What led to his death at the hands of Louisville police officers and Kentucky National Guard troops?
@NBC_VC’s investigation pieces together video and audio to show a complicated story.
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9 Jun 2020
For an in-depth look at how we reported this story, here’s @rafsanchez’ thread.
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9 Jun 2020
At 12.14am, David "Yaya" McAtee was tending to the grill at his BBQ joint in Louisville.
At 12.16am, he was dead - killed in a hail of 18 bullets fired by city police and KY National Guard.
Our team @NBC_VC investigated those two dark violent minutes.
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5 Jun 2020
“My dream school is Duke University. And for me to have to wake up and wonder if I’m going to survive to live or not, that’s just sad; no child should live through that.”
Raymon Curry, a 16-year-old protestor, speaks to @NBC_VC’s @QuashieIdun.
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4 Jun 2020
Even before coronavirus, Arabic-language misinformation had begun to run rampant online.
A nonprofit decided to fight back.
@rafsanchez and @ChimaElbialy report for @NBC_VC.
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3 Jun 2020
Social media posts of piles of bricks have gone viral, with unfounded claims that they are being placed around cities to foment violence during protests.
@LorandBodo and @_Matthew_Price investigated for @NBC_VC.
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30 May 2020
Since early April, Africans in China have alleged they face harassment, discrimination, and even eviction - while being accused of carrying coronavirus. @QuashieIdun investigates for @NBC_VC.
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28 May 2020
Many people all over the world are wearing masks to help protect against #coronavirus infection. But which masks work best?
Watch @AMFraserNBC’s guide to some of the most commonly available masks, and how to properly use them.
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27 May 2020
WATCH: Russian and Chinese state media are spreading fake coronavirus conspiracy theories in Arabic across the Middle East, @NBC_VC analysis shows. @rafsanchez reports on @MSNBC.
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26 May 2020
Russian & Chinese state media are using their Arabic channels to spread fake conspiracy theory that COVID-19 is an American bioweapon.
A group of young Arab translators, led by an Iraqi refugee in New York, is fighting back against the misinfo. @rafsanchez reports for @NBC_VC.
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21 May 2020
47 inmates shot dead by guards in a Venezuelan prison.
Human rights groups call it a massacre, but the government claims that prisoners attacked the guards.
What happened? @_Matthew_Price investigates for the @NBC_VC.
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21 May 2020
How do you protest during a pandemic? Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have found new ways to demonstrate during lockdown: in Animal Crossing.
Leading Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong invited @G2_Lou onto his island, where his movement is continuing its protest.
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19 May 2020
Conspiracy Loopholes: A short guide from @NBC_VC.
There are many ways that COVID-19 disinformation gets past social media guidelines.
One is sharing memes.
@AMFraserNBC explains what you can do to keep from getting caught out. (1/3)
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20 May 2020
“Zombie content” is being used to spread fake news online. What is it? And how can you recognize it? @AMFraserNBC breaks it down. (2/3)
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21 May 2020
“Decentralized” platforms are an emerging method for spreading disinformation. How do they work? Why are they such a problem? @AMFraserNBC explains. (3/3)
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12 May 2020
A private intel report obtained by @NBC_VC suggests the Wuhan Institute of Virology was shut down between Oct. 14 and 19, 2019.
The report, based on cell phone data, was shared between intel agencies, but the data may be misleading. Here’s why. nbcnews.to/2LlXSAP
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21 May 2020
Where did COVID-19 come from? Our reporting explained by @lorandbodo. x.com/LorandBodo/status/1262…
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