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As the coronavirus spread across the world, so too did misinformation online. Conspiracies about the origins of the virus inflamed tensions between the United States and China; people claimed the virus came from a Chinese laboratory, prompting Chinese sources to accuse the U.S. of being the source of the virus. Politicians jumped in on the conspiracy-mongering. … [Read more...] about Trump’s executive order could be a disaster for thwarting misinformation

Trump and many Republicans have criticized Twitter over the fact-check messages on Trump’s tweets about mail-in voting, which alerted users to “get the facts” after Trump made an unsubstantiated claim that mail-in voting would lead to rampant voter fraud. Trump accused Twitter of censoring him and other conservative voices and vowed to take action against social media companies. … [Read more...] about Zuckerberg: Facebook wouldn’t have fact-checked Trump

Launch coverage begins at 8 a.m. PT on Saturday, with a post-launch news conference with representatives from NASA and SpaceX scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PT on Saturday. Coverage will run nonstop until the Crew Dragon has docked with the ISS and the astronauts have been welcomed on board, with the hatch opening scheduled to occur at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 31. … [Read more...] about How to watch the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launch to the ISS on Saturday

While the new limitless library means that songs and albums can be racked up to your heart’s content, playlists are — for now —  still saddled with a 10,000-song limit. So if you were in the habit of turning your whole library into a shared playlist, you’re going to have to get more creative. … [Read more...] about Spotify finally lets you save more than 10,000 items to your music library

“A tropical disturbance that has brought heavy rain to southeastern Florida the past few days will have pushed north of the state by Wednesday,” the Weather Channel said. “But Florida’s typical late-May warmth and humidity will remain in place, making hit-or-miss afternoon thunderstorms possible near Kennedy Space Center in the hours near launch time.” … [Read more...] about Poor weather could postpone historic SpaceX launch