Congress to hold hearing on news media’s role in promoting conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the 2020 election
House Democrats are holding a hearing on the media’s role in promoting “disinformation and extremism.” The hearing, by the Energy and Commerce Committee, will be held remotely on February 24. It will feature testimony from as-yet-unnamed “media experts.” Conspiracy theories are no longer the domain of fringe websites, but have aired on major cable news […]
