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On January 5, the Department of Health and Human Services reduced the number of diseases targeted on the childhood immunization schedule from 17 to 11. The changes come due to false claims pushed by President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the number of vaccines for U.S. children could be linked to chronic health conditions or autism.
Protests broke out in Los Angeles on June 6 after ICE raided workplaces in the city and arrested 44 people for alleged immigration violations. Days of demonstrations resulted in President Trump deploying about 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city, and a widespread circulation of falsehoods and misleading claims on social media. Here are the facts.
Since the launch of the Asian American Disinformation Table (AADT) in 2022, there have been significant developments in technology; dismantling of guardrails on social media platforms; and a fundamental shift in rhetoric targeting diverse communities. In response, Viet Fact Check adapted our approach. The results have been published in the new 2025 AADT landscape report, “Where Do We Go From Here?: Asian Americans, Diaspora, & Disinformation”.
Documented spoke to the Vietnamese popstar Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên to find out how scammers misappropriated her image to market their products.
Vietnamese elders lose thousands of dollars to overpriced and useless supplements sold on social media. Documented looked at the methods online sellers use to lure them in.
Misinformation is getting harder to spot, and social media and Artificial Intelligence are only making it harder. The one in five Americans who consume their daily news on social media are less likely to get the facts right. These consumers tend to be younger, are less likely to be white, and have lower levels of education. Those aged 65 and older are also particularly vulnerable, and those with strong ideologies.