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An Iranian man reads on his mobile phone a statement declaring the website of Iran’s Arabic-language channel Al-Alam “has been seized by the United Government”, in the capital Tehran on June 23, 2021. – US Justice Department said it had seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites, as well as three of the Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah, which it said were hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions. (Photo by – / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

US seizes more than 30 websites connected to Iran, alleging disinformation and sanctions violations

The action comes as the U.S. and Iran are considering a return to the 2015 nuclear deal.
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In this photo illustration, a smart phone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background, on April 7, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Spanish-language misinformation about vaccines is evading Facebook’s moderators

Spanish language posts boasting false claims that the covid-19 vaccine causes magnetism are avoiding fact-checkers at a higher rate than English language posts.
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