Biden declares Hawaii wildfires a major disaster
The declaration frees up federal aid to support the Hawaii island’s recovery from wildfires that have brought vast destruction and killed at least 36 people.
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What we know about the federal government’s response to the Hawaii fires so far
The federal government has gone into disaster response mode after wildfires destroyed Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii earlier this week. President Joe Biden issued a federal disaster declaration on Thursday and promised to send whatever is needed to help the recovery.
Satellite images show civilian deaths in Ukraine town while it was in Russian hands
April 5 (Reuters) - Satellite images taken weeks ago of the town of Bucha in Ukraine show bodies of civilians on a street, a private U.S. company said, undercutting the Russian government's claims that Ukrainian forces caused the deaths or that the scene was staged.
Maxar Technologies provided nine images taken of Bucha on March 18, 19 and 31 to Reuters. At least four of the images appear to show bodies on one of the town's roads, Yablonska Street. The city was occupied by Russian forces until about March 30.
Mayor of Bucha says the city has been liberated from the occupiers
Anatolii Fedoruk, Mayor of Bucha of Kyiv Region said that on 31 March, the city was liberated from the Russian occupiers.
Meta and X respond to EU calls for vigilance over disinformation on social media – Business Daily
Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as X, formerly known as Twitter, have responded to a letter from EU Commissioner Thierry Breton urging caution over an increase in disinformation and illegal content. Both social media giants have said they've taken action on social media posts that violate EU law. Also in this edition: Argentinian presidential candidates play the blame game on currency devaluation and US auto workers escalate their strike.
False Claims Around Israel Attacks Include Recycled Videos and a Game Clip
“Bellingcat: Ukrainian military offensive failure and HAMAS attack linked,” opening text on the video claimed. But the BBC never published that report, and the underlying claim is unsubstantiated.
BBC did not report that Ukraine is sending arms to Hamas, a video was fabricated
CLAIM: A video shows a BBC News report confirming Ukraine provided weapons to Hamas.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The widely shared video clip is fabricated. Officials with the BBC and Bellingcat, an investigative news website that is cited in the video as the source, confirm that neither outlet has reported such a claim. Experts say there is no evidence of Hamas making such a claim, either, and say there is no reason for Ukraine to arm the militant group.
FactChecking the Second GOP Primary Debate
Christie claimed Biden said "a small invasion [of Ukraine] wouldn't be so bad." In a White House press conference about a month before Russia launched its attack on Ukraine, Biden said: "Russia will be held accountable" for an invasion, but the U.S. response would depend on what Russia did.
EU to launch platform to fight Russian, Chinese disinformation
The European Union will launch a new platform to counter disinformation campaigns by Russia and China amid growing worries, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said today.
A so-called Information Sharing and Analysis Center within the EU's foreign services —the European External Action Service (EEAS) — will seek to track information manipulation by foreign actors and coordinate with the 27 EU countries and the wider community of NGOs.
"We need to understand how these disinformation campaigns are organized ... to identify the actors of the manipulation," said Borrell.
EU warns China on Ukraine disinformation and cyberattacks
China should tread carefully when it comes to spreading disinformation and cyberattacks to help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, European Union digital chief Věra Jourová said Monday. [...]
“I have stated that we consider how China interacts with Russia's war against Ukraine to be a determining factor for EU-China relations going forward. This includes of course aspects relating to cybersecurity, and disinformation,” Jourová said in a statement to POLITICO after the EU-China High-Level Digital Dialogue.