Steven Lee Myers
Misinformation Reporter at The New York Times
New York Times in California. Previously in Beijing, Moscow, Baghdad and DC. Author of "The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin" https://t.co/krGqyYud1Y
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Steven Lee Myers
Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation.
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Mar 25, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Steven Lee Myers |Stuart A. Thompson
En su primera sesión informativa como secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt dijo que estaba "comprometida a decir la verdad desde este podio todos los días". Momentos después anunció que el nuevo gobierno había bloqueado un contrato de 50 millones de dólares para la compra de preservativos en Gaza. "Es un despilfarro absurdo del dinero de los contribuyentes", dijo. También era una afirmación absurda, improbable a primera vista y rápidamente desacreditada.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Steven Lee Myers |Stuart A. Thompson
In her first briefing as White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt said she was "committed to telling the truth from this podium every single day." Moments later she announced that the new administration had blocked a $50 million contract for condoms in Gaza. "That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money," she said. It was also a preposterous claim, improbable on its face and quickly debunked.
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Mar 22, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Ken Bensinger |Steven Lee Myers
Mike Howell was looking at his phone in an airport lounge this month when he saw a letter from the attorney general of Missouri questioning whether President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had the "mental capacity" to sign the pardons and executive orders he issued during his final months in office. Mr. Howell, executive director of the Oversight Project, a branch of the conservative Heritage Foundation, sensed an opportunity, he said in an interview.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Katrin Bennhold |Steven Lee Myers
Last week, Stephan Protschka, a member of Parliament for the far-right party Alternative for Germany, took to Facebook and Telegram to share a sensationalist article. The country's Green Party, it claimed, was conspiring with the Ukrainian government to recruit migrants to stage terrorist attacks - and blame his party. As intended, the post enraged Mr. Protschka's followers. "People wake up," one of them replied on Facebook.
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