Misinformation

Early in September, we reported on the chaos surrounding recommendations and accessibility for this fall’s updated COVID-19 booster. That chaos has continued, with both new recommendations from a CDC vaccine advisory committee and ongoing confusion as to what’s currently being recommended by the Federal government. All the while, COVID continues…

Have you been a victim? According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, 73% of US adults have experienced some type of online scam. This has occurred among all age groups and resulted in losses reported to the FBI of over $16 billion in 2024. 79% of those…

In our continuing effort to objectively and accurately cover the latest actions of the Federal government to overhaul and change rules and laws related to the Social Security Administration, it’s time for a new update. As you’ll likely remember from previous posts, there has been much chaos and uncertainty over…

In the current chaos that’s enveloping our world, it would be easy to take a break and allow yourself a few moments of mindlessness. However, while you are letting your guard down to step back from the vigilance required in today’s world, criminals intent on scamming you are working overtime,…

Information, be it truthful or false, is coming at us fast and furious these days. Whether coming from the political arena, social media sources or just information passed on from a friend, it’s becoming harder and harder to verify the accuracy of what you’re hearing and reading. It’s one thing…

While we live in an extraordinary period of technological innovation, there is a downside that plagues us all. Between social media, extreme political polarization, and artificial intelligence, at any given moment it’s unclear whether the information you see and hear is accurate and truthful. That unreliability can run the gamut…