Absentee ballot applications obtained by The Sun show coordination between fraternities and alderperson-elects Patrick Kuehl ’24 and Clyde Lederman ’26 — who said they would look into whether fraternities could hold parties later into the night. cornellsun.com/2023/11/21/in-…

President Martha Pollack made a statement that “an explicit call for genocide, to kill all members of a group of people, would be a violation” of Cornell’s policies amid backlash at other universities. cornellsun.com/2023/12/12/pre…

In an exclusive interview, Lombardi and Malina discuss campus climate following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, including the antisemitic threats made by a Cornell student, Prof. Rickford’s remark and the University’s controversial statements. cornellsun.com/2023/12/13/sun…

In today’s #RealityCheck newsletter: - X’s “Stories” spread misinformation during presidential debate - Russian, Chinese, and Iranian media switch their Biden claims pre- and post-debate - Russia plays dirty ahead of the Paris Olympics Read more: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-ai-supers…

In today’s Reality Check newsletter: - Left-wing conspiracies claim Trump shooting was staged - Right-wing conspiracies blame Trump shooting on CIA brainwashers - J.D. Vance falsely accused of “harvesting” the blood of the young Read more: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/trump-shooti…

What do a dating advisor for autistic couples, an Irish mother, and a member of the Lakota tribe in South Dakota have in common? They all were major drivers of the viral false narrative that the Trump shooting was “staged.” Read more here: newsguardrealitycheck.com/i/146786596/bl…

In today's #RealityCheck newsletter: - Conspiracy theories abound about Biden’s signature in withdrawal letter - Russian state media declares Joe Biden was forced out in “coup” - “Birther” claims re-emerge, this time directed at Kamala Harris Read more: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/faked-signat…

X’s new AI image generator is at least 35 percent more likely to produce false or misleading images when prompted by a user with malicious intent compared to two leading models, a NewsGuard analysis found. Read more: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/special-repo…

The rumor that kicked off all the cat-eating nonsense is from a local FB group. NewsGuard found the person who posted it: they heard it from a neighbor, who had heard it from “an acquaintance of a friend." This person heard it from an unnamed "source". newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/origins-hait…

NewsGuard’s reporting on hurricane misinformation was featured in the The New York Times “Since late September, when Hurricane Helene made landfall, the number of articles and social media posts mentioning both hurricanes alongside terms like ‘geoengineered,’ ‘manipulated,’ and ‘weather

Earlier this month, a QAnon channel interviewed someone with another anonymous Walz accusation and a rather conspicuous Russian accent. newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/unverified-g…

1/ Here’s a story about how journalism works. Spoiler Alert: This is how we decide *not* to publish. We were recently looking at Pete Hegesth’s different statements over the years about West Point, where he has said he was admitted. First stop: West Point.

In just 100 days, misinformers — backed by Kremlin operatives, content mills, and online grifters — pushed 20 major lies about the Trump admin, amassing 134M+ views. Most of the falsehoods about Trump circulated among his own base. Read more: newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/in-100-days-…