Tag: Online media
Unending grief of COVID-19 deaths causing problems for some
Kelly Brown's 74-year-old father got sick first with COVID-19, followed by her 71-year-old mom just two days later. John and Judy Trzebiatowski died of...
Rioters accused of erasing content from social media, phones
PHOENIX — They flaunted their participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on social media and then, apparently realizing they were...
Man charged with ‘common assault’ of top UK medical officer
LONDON — Police in London said a man charged with common assault after England’s chief medical officer was harassed in a park in central...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Posts mislead on delta variant data
CLAIM: Data from the U.K.’s...
Judge blocks Florida law aimed at punishing social media
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked for the time being a new Florida law that sought to punish large social media...
How COVID-fueled crowdfunding can revive small businesses
A pandemic-fueled boom in crowdfunding has small businesses flocking to capital-raising platforms that experts say could help many companies get back to normal —...
In quiet coastal town, ‘unassuming’ man turned racist killer
WINTHROP, Mass. — Residents of a secluded, Boston-area coastal community are trying to come to terms with the shooting death of two Black residents...
What’s in a tag? Twitter revamps misinformation labels
Last May, as Twitter was testing warning labels for false and misleading tweets, it tried out the word “disputed" with a small focus group....
Older women are the fresh faces of South Korean influencers
SEOUL, South Korea — The freshest faces among South Korean influencers are no longer the usual, 20-something celebrities. Instead, entertainment and social media are...
Police investigating harassment of top UK medical official
LONDON — British police said Tuesday that they are investigating the circumstances around the seeming harassment and intimidation of England's chief medical officer by...
