While the story of the shootings in Tucson spread, early reports were mixed and often conflicting. This is often the case in a breaking and developing event. However, an incorrect report that Rep. Gabriel Giffords had died spread across the Twittersphere. Twitter can certainly be a place where rumors spread. But, in this case, the [...]
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The spread of incorrect reports about the shooting of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Twitter has once again raised questions about the rapid spread of false information on Twitter. Lost Remote has a good round-up of how reputable new... Read Post
The shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others at a public event earlier today resulted in an onslaught of breaking news reporting. Major news organizations raced to gather reporting, and information began to spread quic... Read Post
UPDATE: NPR reports Giffords has died. POLITICO reports: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot outside a grocery store in Tucson, Ariz., while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. Giffords, who was fi... Read Post