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Fighting disinformation: Can You Believe It?

Can You Believe It? is an initiative dedicated to uncovering how disinformation reaches consumers and providing tools to help our audience fight its spread. Are you seeing disinformation in your social media feeds? Share with us by emailing tell@mpr.org.

Why are people finding answers in QAnon?

Why are people finding answers in QAnon?

How an outlandish, pro-Trump conspiracy theory is gaining supporters by the thousands.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

What does it mean to be a Christian and navigate disinformation in the digital age? A Minneapolis church has been exploring this question in a pivotal election year, when falsehoods and conspiracy theories have dominated the political discourse and divided friends and family.
by Catharine Richert

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Voters' guide to election security in the 2020 presidential campaign

Voters' guide to election security in the 2020 presidential campaign

Voters and national security officials are focused as never before on assuring the security of the election. Here's what you need to know in the final days of voting.
by Philip Ewing

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How to spot (and fight) election misinformation

How to spot (and fight) election misinformation

Misinformation and disinformation, especially online, continue to play a huge role in the 2020 election. Learn more about the types of false information you’re likely to come across this year — and how you can help fight it.

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Robocalls, rumors and emails: Last-minute election disinformation floods voters

Robocalls, rumors and emails: Last-minute election disinformation floods voters

Dirty tricks and disinformation have been used to intimidate and mislead voters for as long as there have been elections. But they have been especially pervasive this year as millions of Americans cast ballots in a chaotic and contentious election.
by Pam Fessler

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When false information goes viral, COVID-19 patient groups fight back

When false information goes viral, COVID-19 patient groups fight back

Health communication experts say that misinformation spread through support groups can undermine trust in medicine and science. But some patients work to counter falsehoods with facts.
by Alex Smith

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Facebook and Twitter limit sharing New York Post story about Joe Biden

Facebook and Twitter limit sharing New York Post story about Joe Biden

The social media companies said they wanted to slow the spread of possibly false information. But their actions drew charges of censorship from President Donald Trump and his allies.
by Shannon Bond

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