disinformation
Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
World
August 22, 2019
Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
More than 78 million Facebook users follow the page of the state-run China Daily, where they are served a diet…
Surge in false online videos of Chinese military crackdown in HK
World
July 30, 2019
Surge in false online videos of Chinese military crackdown in HK
Videos falsely claiming to show a Chinese military crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have flooded social media over…
Amal Clooney faults ‘collective shrug’ over slain journalist
Middle East
July 11, 2019
Amal Clooney faults ‘collective shrug’ over slain journalist
LONDON (AP) — Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused world leaders Wednesday of failing to protect journalists and responding with…
Report links vast online disinformation campaign to Iran
Middle East
May 14, 2019
Report links vast online disinformation campaign to Iran
LONDON (AP) — When an attractive young Middle Eastern woman contacted Saudi dissident Ali AlAhmed over Twitter last November, he…
Fake news claims deceased man will succeed Egypt’s Transport Minister
Egypt
March 4, 2019
Fake news claims deceased man will succeed Egypt’s Transport Minister
Prominent Egyptian and international media organizations have fallen victim to fake news on Sunday after a candidate named in a…
EU urges internet firms to intensify fake news fight
World
January 29, 2019
EU urges internet firms to intensify fake news fight
The EU on Tuesday urged advertising trade associations and US internet giants to intensify the fight against disinformation campaigns…
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
Technology
December 5, 2018
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive proposed on Wednesday spending more money to counter fake news on the…
Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Cinema/TV
September 15, 2016
Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Facebook, Twitter and news organisations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter…