Fake News

Australia calls for global action to fight online misinformation

SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia on Friday called for governments around the world to agree on "rules of the road" to fight the spread of misinformation and state-backed disinformation…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that education about digital literacy and police action is needed to fight fake news sites. It was speaking after a spate of online news pages were…

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Malta: “Even I was target of fake emails” – PM

Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that he was also a victim of fake emails sent in his name. Abela claimed that the incident happened on the 15th August. In a…

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COVID-19: The first study to look at whether fake news actually changes people’s behaviour

“The spread of COVID-19 is linked to 5G mobile networks.” “Place a halved onion in the corner of your room to catch the COVID-19 germs.” “Sunny weather protects you from…

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Facebook, Google, Twitter urged by EU to do more against fake news

Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet's Google, Twitter and other tech rivals must try harder to be more effective, the European…

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‘Hundreds dead’ because of Covid-19 misinformation

At least 800 people died around the world because of coronavirus-related misinformation in the first three months of this year, researchers say. Many of the victims had followed advice resembling…

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EU strengthens action to tackle disinformation, expects reports from social media giants

Facebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesday as they called out Russia and China for their roles…

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Facebook steps up efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus misinformation

As a global pandemic takes hold, more people are turning to Facebook in search of news about the coronavirus. But the traffic load on the social media platform is also…

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Fake news makes disease outbreaks worse, study finds

The rise of “fake news” - including misinformation and inaccurate advice on social media - could make disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic currently spreading in China worse,…

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New front in fight against Australian bushfires…fake news

Australia’s bushfire crisis has led to what appears to be a deliberate misinformation campaign started by climate-change deniers claiming arson is the primary cause of the ongoing fires, despite months…

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Clothing the naked truth

Never before has mankind had so much access to news and information. And yet, never in history has the threat to freedom of information been so great. Apart from the…

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BBC and major tech firms join forces to fight fake news

Plans to help tackle so-called "fake news" have been announced by the BBC and some of the biggest names in journalism and technology. The new measures include an early warning…

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UK steps up fight against fake news

The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced a package of £18m over three years to counter disinformation and fake news across Eastern Europe and strengthen independent media in the Western…

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500 suspicious groups suspected of disseminating fake news detected on Facebook

The U.S.-based NGO Avaaz, which is active in the fight against cybercrime, said it has identified over 500 suspicious pages and groups on Facebook suspected of disseminating fake news…

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Notre Dame Fire – How Social Media failed its test at fighting misinformation (The Guardian)

The Notre Dame Cathedral fire presented social media companies with one of the first major tests of their nascent programmes aimed at fighting misinformation in real time – and critics…

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French government Twitter campaign encouraging people to vote in EP elections blocked by France’s new fake news law

A campaign by the French government encouraging people to register to vote in the European Parliament elections has been blocked on Twitter, officials said on Tuesday. The platform claimed it…

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IOM launches data portal on European migration to challenge fake news with facts

A news portal was launched on Saturday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) during a UN meeting in Geneva A focus on improved data through this new portal…

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Yellow Jackets protest movement led to ‘explosion’ of false and misleading news

France's Yellow Jackets protest movement led to an explosion of false or misleading news items circulating on Facebook, with posts shared some 4 million times over a five-month period, according…

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Spain declares war on fake news

The Spanish government has set up a special unit to fight cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns in view of the four elections coming up in April and May -…

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Facebook in push to combat vaccine misinformation

Facebook has announced a series of measures to limit the spread of misinformation about vaccinations commonly known as anti-vaxx The initiative comes amid a surge in measles cases in…

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Two fact checking agencies terminate agreement with Facebook

Two leading fact-checking agencies have ended their partnerships with Facebook, striking a significant blow to the network's efforts to fight fake news. The social network had paid the Associated Press…

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EU proposes measures to tackle online disinformation

The European Commission is proposing measures to tackle disinformation online, including an EU-wide Code of Practice on Disinformation, support for an independent network of fact-checkers, and a series of actions…

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Malaysia : Fake News Bill will suppress freedom of expression

FREEDOM of expression and media in Malaysia will be further suppressed say rights groups as the country’s parliament debates a ‘fake news’ Bill ahead of this year’s General Election. A…

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In the era of fake news, is April Fools’ Day funny anymore?

On April Fools’ Day, real news organizations used to publish fake news. The Capital Times reported in 1933 that the dome had toppled off the Wisconsin statehouse. In 1977, The Guardian published a lengthy…

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