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UK · 8 Sep 2019 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… UK · 8 Jul 2019 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… European · 23 May 2019 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… 16 Apr 2019 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… 4 Apr 2019 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,… UN · 23 Mar 2019 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… 19 Mar 2019 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… 13 Mar 2019 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… 8 Mar 2019 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… 2 Feb 2019 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.… EU Commission · 27 Apr 2018 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… Malaysia · 3 Apr 2018 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’…