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.

January 12, 2021 12:05 PM

How years of disinformation led to an insurrection at the Capitol

A pandemic of disinformation overwhelmed America in 2020, some of it culminating in armed, pro-Trump extremists taking over the U.S. Capitol. How did we get here? And what can we do about it?

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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January 11, 2021 6:33 AM

Records show fervent Trump fans fueled U.S. Capitol takeover

The evidence gives lie to claims that the violence was perpetrated by left-wing antifa activists rather than supporters of the president. An FBI official says investigators have seen "no indication" antifa activists were disguised as Trump supporters during the Capitol riot.

by The Associated Press

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January 11, 2021 6:00 AM

Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared

The full extent of the assault on the U.S. Capitol is coming into sharper focus, with scenes of violence so vast they are difficult to grasp. New videos and witness accounts reveal the sinister nature of the assault. And they point to the crowd as a force determined to occupy the inner sanctums of Congress and hunt down leaders.

by The Associated Press

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January 8, 2021 5:36 PM

Twitter permanently suspends Trump, citing 'risk of further incitement of violence'

Twitter has permanently blocked the @realDonaldTrump account after Trump posted a message that violated the company's rules.

by Bobby Allyn, Tamara Keith and MPR News Staff

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January 7, 2021 10:50 AM

How the U.S. Capitol mob was treated differently than earlier Black protesters

The way police handled Wednesday's onslaught showed that "some people are ... given certain kinds of leeway or space, and other people are not," says African American studies professor Eddie Glaude.

by Steve Inskeep

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January 7, 2021 5:59 AM

Capitol rioters planned for weeks in plain sight. The police weren’t ready

The question of how law enforcement and the national security establishment failed so spectacularly will likely be the subject of intense focus in coming days.

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January 7, 2021 5:06 AM

Fact check: Trump's false claims, fuel on a day of chaos

Several people have also suggested without evidence that antifa demonstrators may have disguised themselves as Trump supporters for the siege on the Capitol. The mob that overran Congress and clashed with police was made up of Trump supporters, not left-wing groups, and the conspiracy theories the president has been promoting about the election are from far-right corners of the internet.

by The Associated Press

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January 4, 2021 6:10 PM

Georgia election official: Don't let misinformation 'suppress your own vote'

Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, debunked many of President Donald Trump's false claims one by one on Monday.

by Miles Parks

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January 4, 2021 7:26 AM

Fact check: Trump's made-up claims of fake Georgia votes

President Donald Trump put forth a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in an extraordinary phone call to Georgia's secretary of state seeking a reversal of his election defeat, fabricating a slew of votes that he said should've been counted in his favor.

by The Associated Press