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DARE: Trump Promotes Epstein-Clintons Conspiracy Theory, the Latest in a Pattern of Baseless Claims Spread by President

News DigestAugust 12, 2019

Conspiracy theories circulated after prison death of Jeffrey Epstein, including retweet by President Trump, demonstrate how unconfirmed information... More

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News DigestAugust 9, 2019

Facebook is in talks with publishers on news effort to license articles on the platform. In an opinion piece in the Atlantic, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro... More

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News DigestMay 15, 2019

In wake of New Zealand mosque mass shooting, Facebook announces new policy on banning users from Facebook Live video streaming. CNN looks at President... More

DARE: After Mueller Report Findings, Republican National Committee Plans to ‘Slam and Shame the Media’

News DigestMarch 25, 2019

Following the release of the Mueller report, Republican National Committee slams media as 'obsessed with the Democrat lie.' Senate Republicans push two... More

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DARE: Trump Signs Executive Order on Free Speech on College Campuses

News DigestMarch 22, 2019

President Trump signs executive order including terms that deal with free speech and inquiry on university campuses, drawing reactions from wide array... More

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DARE: Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter Struggle to Deal with New Zealand Shooting Video

News DigestMarch 15, 2019

Social media platforms struggle with managing spread of gruesome video of New Zealand shooting, while police urge people to stop sharing the video. More

DARE: Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Decided Against Net Neutrality and for NSA Surveillance

News DigestJuly 10, 2018

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who previously stated the net neutrality rule was “unlawful and must be vacated,” raises concern for the future of online privacy and… More

DARE: Stephen King Among the Honorees at PEN America Gala

News DigestMay 23, 2018

Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, tells the 2018 PEN America Literary Gala that "the autocrats' playbook for discrediting critical coverage… is now going viral" and warns "the… More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

News DigestApril 28, 2017

Trump critics are trolling a new 'criminal alien' crime hotline, multiple countries drop rankings in the World Press Freedom Index, and more. More

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