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The World Health Organization is sharing posts like these to debunk widely circulated rumors about the coronavirus on its social media.

Fake Facts Are Flying About Coronavirus. Now There's A Plan To Debunk Them

Rumors and untruths are spreading online — from conspiracy theories about the origin of the virus to outlandish treatments.

U.S. lawmakers will question lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues.

Big Tech In The Hot Seat As Congress Probes Monopoly Power, Digital Currency

Lawmakers in the Senate and House are questioning lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues, including whether they're so big they stifle competition.

President Trump said he approved a deal struck with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart to keep TikTok alive, but the agreement does not accomplish what the president sought to achieve.

Trump's TikTok Deal: What Just Happened And Why Does It Matter?

President Trump is claiming victory after blessing a deal in which Oracle and Walmart will own a stake of TikTok, but experts wonder whether the terms of the agreement will really change anything.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson's special on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was the last straw for two network commentators. Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned.

2 Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson series on the Jan. 6 siege

Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned after the Fox News star hosted a series that relied on fabrications and conspiracy theories about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council who testified during the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, is seen at the White House complex in January.

Senator Waiting For White House Promise Not To Block Promotion Of Impeachment Witness

Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells NPR that she'll hold up hundreds of Army officer promotions unless she gets assurance that the Trump administration won't interfere with that of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.

Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., is the lead sponsor of a House resolution condemning QAnon and the conspiracy theories it promotes.

House Votes To Condemn QAnon Conspiracy Theory: 'It's A Sick Cult'

The bipartisan resolution has no force of law but puts the House on record for the first time condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theory the fringe movement promotes.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks between meetings with Senators on Capitol Hill on Oct. 6, in Washington, D.C. The Fed is likely to keep its interest rates near zero at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday, but will likely announce a plan to start removing some of the support it's providing to the economy.

Inflation is at a 30-year high. Here's how the Federal Reserve plans to deal with it

The Fed left interest rates near zero on Wednesday but announced plans to start removing some of the support it has provided to the economy as inflation hits its highest point in 30 years.

Top Facebook Official: Our Aim Is To Make Lying On The Platform 'More Difficult'

Facebook's head of security policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said that the company is working harder than ever to counteract efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.

Diagnostic Gaps: Skin Comes In Many Shades And So Do Rashes

Google "rash" online, and you'll mostly turn up photos of inflamed bumps on white skin. That's not so helpful for people of color, says a mom who's pushing for a more realistic diversity of images.

Ruthie Tompson at a screening at the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 28, 2018 in Hollywood, California. The legendary Disney animator passed away on Sunday at the age of 111.

Ruthie Tompson, an animator with the longest history at Disney, dies at 111

Ruthie Tompson's painting and animation work at the Walt Disney Company dates back to the 1920s — from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers.

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