by Jim Heath | May 2, 2019 | Headlines, Social Media
Facebook has removed a string of far-right and anti-Semitic leaders from its platform, saying their accounts violated its policies against dangerous individuals and organizations. Among those banned from the platform are Alex Jones and his site controversial site...
by Jim Heath | Apr 26, 2019 | Headlines, Social Media
Melania Trump has become the butt of jokes on her 49th birthday of all days after the White House paid tribute to the first lady with an awkward photo of her sitting alone on a couch. The White House tweeted a picture of Melania seated by herself in the Oval Office...
by Jim Heath | Apr 23, 2019 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
President Trump met today at the White House with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who leads the social media platform used and criticized by the commander in chief. The meeting came just hours after Trump lashed out at Twitter, reiterating his allegations that the company is...
by Jim Heath | Apr 19, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Social Media, Trump
President Trump went after the “Crazy Mueller Report” this morning, insisting that parts of it were ‘fabricated’ and “total bullshit.” But then he abruptly stopped tweeting and did not finish his thoughts until some nine hours...
by Jim Heath | Apr 12, 2019 | Headlines, History, Social Media
Thousands of Russian Twitter accounts turned their misinformation focus to supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2016 after he lost the Democratic Primary to Hillary Clinton. After Sanders lost his presidential primary race against Clinton, a Twitter account called Red...
by Jim Heath | Mar 20, 2019 | Headlines, Social Media
A fake cow that is the target of a lawsuit by a right-wing Donald Trump loving congressman is having its moment. Some might say it’s moooooo-ing right along. The Twitter account “Devin Nunes’ cow,” which professes to be “hanging out on the dairy in Iowa looking...
