Misinformation

Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
World

Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home

From being duped into taking poisonous “cures”, to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world…
‘Corona Question and Answer’: Sky News Arabia, Facebook battle COVID-19 misinformation
Middle East

‘Corona Question and Answer’: Sky News Arabia, Facebook battle COVID-19 misinformation

Sky News Arabia (SNA) has launched a new interactive news show on Facebook live dedicated to examining the facts surrounding…
Facebook takes down Trump 2020 campaign’s ‘Census’ ads
World

Facebook takes down Trump 2020 campaign’s ‘Census’ ads

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was removing ads from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that…
WHO working with Google to combat virus misinformation
World

WHO working with Google to combat virus misinformation

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is working with Google to ensure that people get facts from WHO first…
Anti-China sentiment spreads abroad along with coronavirus
World

Anti-China sentiment spreads abroad along with coronavirus

JAKARTA/HANOI (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak has stoked a wave of anti-China sentiment around the globe, from shops barring entry…
Washington pulled apart by partisan divide over ‘facts’
World

Washington pulled apart by partisan divide over ‘facts’

In Washington these days, there are facts, alternative facts and disputed facts. It also seems like there are Democratic facts…
China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots
World

China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots

China has issued new rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies…
Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight
World

Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight

As social media firms ramp up their fight against misinformation, politicians have been largely left exempt. To some, that’s a…
In India’s election, voters feed on false information
World

In India’s election, voters feed on false information

NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi shop owner Ram Shankar Rai spends at least two hours a day going through…
Misinformation woes could multiply with ‘deepfake’ videos
Technology

Misinformation woes could multiply with ‘deepfake’ videos

  If you see a video of a politician speaking words he never would utter, or a Hollywood star improbably…
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