Siri Christiansen
@sirichr.bsky.social
Frilansjournalist och faktagranskare đ€
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.
"NewsGuardâs 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...
A well-funded Moscow-based global ânewsâ network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russian propaganda
An audit found that the 10 leading generative AI tools advanced Moscowâs disinformation goals by repeating false claims from the pro-Kremlin Pravda network 33 percent of the time
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@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...
Disinformation reverberates after Zelenskyyâs Oval Office meeting
Logically Facts assesses the false claims that gained traction online before and after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump and Vance in the Oval Office.
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Solid reporting by @sirichr.bsky.social at @logicallyfacts.com on the wave of narratives and unsubstantiated claims following the mass school shooting in Ărebro i Sweden. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
Swedenâs mass shooting: unverified claims flood information void
Logically Facts
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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.
Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 2y agoViral posts that claim the pilot of the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash in Washington DC was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis who deliberately caused the incident are false and baseless. Jo Ellis has posted on Facebook to confirm she's alive, and not the Black Hawk pilot.
Trumpâs trade tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China â plus his warning that the EU could be next â 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 morningđ§”
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 grÀnserna för vad som Àr politiskt acceptabelt, menar Svensk filosofis Jesper Olsson.
Elon Musks HitlerhÀlsning: Hundvissla eller megafon?
Troll och nyttiga idioter skapar en förvirringsparad kring Musks höjda högerarm. Tillsammans flyttar de grÀnserna för vad som Àr politiskt acceptabelt.
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Friendly reminder that misinformation isnât limited to one side of the political spectrum â thereâs been a notable uptick in left/liberal-leaning misinformation since the Trump assassination attempt in July.
Seana Davis@seanadavis.bsky.social · 2y agoâThis fake tweet has gone viral on X and has made its way over here to Bluesky. There's no record of Musk saying on X that MAGA will succeed "in the ways Nazi Germany failed to." It's a fake screenshot.
NÄgra av personerna som Musk-Trump-regimen benÄdade pÄ dag 1.
Ett farvÀl till David Lynch. Mannen som revolutionerade tv-serien och sprÀngde upp porten till 90-talet. Hans imperium av bilder var postmodernismens stora triumf.
David Lynch var den siste riktige filmkonstnÀren
Han lĂ€mnar efter sig ett imperium av bilder â en filmgĂ€rning som blev postmodernismens stora triumf.
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𧔠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 đ
en riktigt bra pinneâąïž har nu nĂ„tt kulturdebatten. Hoppas pĂ„ intensiva brĂ„k dĂ€r Joel Halldorf sĂ€ger att letandet efter en bra pinne handlar om lĂ€ngtan efter gemenskap (och Jesus), nĂ„n ung feminist lĂ€gger ut orden om fallossymboler, David Thurfjell skriver att pinnen ĂR Jesus www.dn.se/kultur/pinna...
Pinnar gör succé pÄ sociala medier
MĂ€n som lever ut sin inre pojke eller ett allmĂ€nmĂ€nskligt uttryck för biofili? DN besöker det som kallats för âinternets bĂ€sta platsâ: bilder pĂ„ pinnar.
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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 â here are a few weâve checked 𧔠www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
Satire Or Disinformation: Ukrainian Generals Lost Homes In LA Fires
A 'satirical' post from a Russia Telegram channel suggested that Ukrainian generals owned homes now destroyed in the Los Angeles fires.
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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...
No, this voltmeter experiment doesnât prove that 'grounding' works
Can you neutralize a harmful electrical charge in your body by touching grass? Influencers say yes; experts in medicine and physics beg to differ.
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Rapporter om försvunna barn i Malmös skolor utnyttjas av desinformatörer. â Mer Ă€n 47 000 barn har försvunnit frĂ„n skolan i Sverige under den senaste terminen, pĂ„stĂ„r en Tiktokprofil med miljontals följare. www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-12-23/d...
Desinformation baserat pÄ Sydsvenskans avslöjande sprids till miljoner
âMer Ă€n 47 000 barn har försvunnitâ, pĂ„stĂ„r Tiktokare med miljonpublik.
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Fact-checkers donât 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...
Letâs say it plainly: Fact-checking is not censorship - Poynter
Fact-checking adds to the public debate; it doesnât suppress it
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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 worldâs most comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding young people from potential hazards online. nyti.ms/3VbiGzc
Australia Bans Social Media for Everyone Under 16
The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. How the restriction will be enforced online remains an open question.
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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...
NATOâs Rob Bauer said the alliance must "take the first blow" in the event of a Russian attack â but Russian and Ukrainian news outlets reported that he said NATO âmust strike first.â www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-chec...
Russian disinformation falsely warns of 'preemptive NATO strike'
Admiral Bauer said NATO must "take the first blow" not "strike first."
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Aand hereâs todayâs reminder that Bluesky and its users are not immune to misinfo
Seana Davis@seanadavis.bsky.social · 2y agoThis altered image now has over 1,100 likes on Bluesky đ„Ž
Fake politicians' accounts en masse with a link to Telegram? Always as suspicious, to say the least.
Conspirador Norteño@conspirator0.bsky.social · 2y agoIt's a day ending in Y, and someone has created a bunch of fake Kamala Harris accounts on Bluesky with similar biographies. Each bio contains the same grammar error ("proudly servicing as a United States senator" rather than "proudly serving as a United States senator"), along with a Telegram link.
