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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.

How the false Russian biolab story came to circulate among the U.S. far right

How the false Russian biolab story came to circulate among the U.S. far right

The war over Ukraine's future is being fought on the ground, in the air — and through social media posts and viral videos that take advantage of America's deeply polarized politics.
by Bill Chappell and Odette Yousef

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This 16-year-old wanted to get the COVID vaccine. He had to hide it from his parents

This 16-year-old wanted to get the COVID vaccine. He had to hide it from his parents

At 16, Nicolas Montero is old enough to get vaccinated on his own in some parts of the country. But he had to try to get the jabs without his parents knowing, since they're opposed to the vaccine.
by Nina Feldman

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As state medical boards try to stamp out COVID misinformation, some in GOP push back

As state medical boards try to stamp out COVID misinformation, some in GOP push back

State medical boards have an obligation to investigate complaints about doctors, such as those who spread COVID misinformation. But in Tennessee and other states, lawmakers are saying “not so fast.”
by Blake Farmer

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What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine

What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine

An anti-vaccine group known for spreading medical disinformation is writing prescriptions for unproven COVID-19 treatments, with the help of a doctor whose medical license was revoked in Alabama.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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