“Ultimately, we don’t think decisions about political ads should be made by private companies,” a Facebook executive said. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/facebook-policies-lies-political-ads from BuzzFeed News Pranav Dixit
“They’re asking ‘Is my baby safer inside or outside of me right now?’,” one obstetrician said. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/australia-bushfires-climate-change-kids-worries from BuzzFeed News Gina Rushton
Ivanka and Melania Trump were the top targets of coordinated posts that vowed revenge for Qassem Soleimani’s death. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/iran-instagram-trump-campaign from BuzzFeed News Jane Lytvynenko
Ukrainian officials initially blamed engine failure for the crash but now say a cause cannot be determined until an official investigation takes place. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/ukraine-boeing-737-crash-iran from BuzzFeed News Claudia Koerner
Iran’s Supreme Leader said the attack was a “slap in the face” for the US, and retaliation for the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. It’s unclear if there have been any casualties. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/iran-missiles-iraq-us-military-base from BuzzFeed News Salvador Hernandez
“Two minutes after I had gone to the pump, Skye started screaming my name. When I looked down at the valley, everything was on fire.” View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/clareaston/firsthand-account-australian-bushfires from BuzzFeed News Clare Aston
Information on social media includes outdated images and unverified casualty counts. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/false-and-unverified-information-iraq-attack from BuzzFeed News Jane Lytvynenko
Bushfire maps of Australia keep going viral — but think twice before you hit share. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty/viral-australian-bushfire-maps-confusing-false-information from BuzzFeed News Lane Sainty
My cousin Salahuddin was a victim of unforgivable police brutality. But before that, he was a young man let down by a society that still treats mental illness as a kind of crime in itself. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bilalanwar/pakistan-salahuddin-ayubi-death-police-mental-health from BuzzFeed News Bilal Anwar
False and unverified information has been circulating on social media during the bushfire crisis. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/cameronwilson/unverified-false-information-list-australian-bushfires from BuzzFeed News Cameron Wilson