misinformation

Despite Misinformation and Distractions, Biden-Harris Accomplishing Black Agenda

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentOctober 21, 2021

During and exclusive interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Cedric Richmond, says that the deliberate misinformation published by news outlets and posted on social media is meant to undermine the President and Democrats. Notably, the dubious accounts aim to suppress the Black vote further, Richmond declared.

Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims

Amanda Seitz AP NewsSeptember 29, 2021

YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations.

The video-sharing platform said it will no longer allow users to baselessly speculate that approved vaccines, like the ones given to prevent the flu or measles, are dangerous or cause diseases.

National Political

‘We Took the Capitol’ Trump Supporters Storm the Chambers of Congress

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJanuary 7, 2021

Gunshots rang out in the hallway near the chambers, and windows were shattered throughout the building. An unidentified woman inside reportedly was shot in the neck. Her condition is currently unclear. The National Guard joined the Secret Service, FBI, Capitol Police, and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police at the scene.

National News Political

Voter Suppression Tactics and Long Lines Fail to Quell Resolve of Black Voters

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentOctober 29, 2020

“Indiana has some incredibly restrictive voter laws, and currently we only have one early voting site in all of Indianapolis,” stated Robert Shegog, CEO at the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine. “A few more will open Oct. 24, but significantly more are needed given the size of the city. However, it is very refreshing to see so many people voting early. This has been a trend in Indianapolis for over ten years now, and the numbers keep increasing,” Shegog noted.

Dr. Ben Chavis

OP-ED: Black Americans and COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers AssociationSeptember 10, 2020

Black Americans have to be involved at all levels of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot afford to be silent, detached, denied, or prevented from being at the decision-making tables in terms of COVID-19 public health policies, research, clinical trials, remedies, and vaccine development. Our lives and future are at stake.

Religion

Words of the Week – Fake News

Rev. Dr. Kelvin T. Calloway, Contributing WriterMay 30, 2018

Scripture: Matthew 28:11-20 In the “post-truth” age in which we now find ourselves, the relevance of “fake news” has increased. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines fake news as “false stories that appear to be news usually created to influence political views.” According to Wikipedia, fake news is “journalism or propaganda that consist of deliberate misinformation with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person.” Fake news has become so prevalent in our society today that news outlets now have a segment devoted to “fact checking” and “keeping honest” who traffic in its dissemination. As