Social media is seeing an increase in false information on the invasion of Ukraine and some platforms are offering users ways to protect accounts.

Misinformation campaigns and hero complexes drive doctors to dole out ivermectin for COVID-19, despite government warnings and shoddy science.

Inspired by ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Canada, Telegram users are talking about plans to stage similar protests in the US.

Thomas DiNapoli, head of New York state's $270 billion pension fund, made the demand in a letter to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Reuters reported.

"I think there are dishonest bad actors in the world and identifying those is so much more important to me," Stewart said on his podcast.

"We're trying to balance creative expression with the safety of our users," said Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek.

Spotify's support of Rogan "has felt like a slap in the face," say the makers of the "Science Vs" podcast, which won an award for pandemic reporting.

We know we have a critical role to play in supporting creator expression while balancing it with the safety of our users," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said.

A spokesperson said the pair raised concerns with Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address "this public health crisis."

Fauci, the nation's top disease expert, said 'disinformation and misinformation' now 'tends to rule' society during an interview with MSNBC.

Earlier this month, 270 health professionals called on Spotify to mitigate the spread of misinformation after an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast.

The Kentucky senator admits in the 2013 video he would "sometimes spread misinformation" to college classmates and called it a "great tactic."

"If you wanted to make the population radical and distrustful and conspiracy minded ... this is exactly what you'd do," Carlson said in the segment.

In an open letter, the fact-checking groups said YouTube "has so far framed discussions about disinformation as a false dichotomy of deleting or not deleting content."

270 experts in health and medicine signed an open letter stating Spotify's role in airing misinformation damages public trust in scientific research.

Psychologists said there's no credibility to Dr. Robert Malone's claims that millions of people were "hypnotized" to get vaccinated.

He listed five demands that Americans should demand of political leaders to "uphold the ideals of freedom and adhere to high standards of conduct."