‘Antifa Civil War’ Treated as ‘Threat’ by DHS Officials
A false but pervasive conspiracy theory suggesting that “antifa” was going to wage civil war in city streets across the U.S. on November 4, 2017…
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Lying eyes: Google engineer developing tool to spot fake video
In an era replete with fake news stories, you might expect video evidence to provide a clearer picture of the truth. You’d be wrong, according…
Trump blames ‘Fake News Media’ for beleaguered EPA chief’s troubles
WASHINGTON – As Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt finds himself consumed by scandal and speculation grows that his days in the Cabinet are numbered,…
New standards for journalists to fight fake news
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and leading broadcasters launched a drive against fake news Tuesday with a new set of trust and transparency standards for journalists….
Malaysia approves ‘fake news’ law despite outcry
Malaysia’s government Monday pushed a law through parliament that makes ” fake news” punishable with a maximum six-year jail term despite an outcry from critics…
Busting Russia’s fake news the European Union way
Trolls spread Russian disinformation campaigns across Europe and the U.S. Shutterstock Thomas Holt, Michigan State University The U.S. has been rocked over the last two…
Mexico fights its own ‘fake news’ battle ahead of vote
With allegations of Russian interference and a flood of ” fake news,” the race for Mexico’s presidential election is shaping up to look a lot…
False news online travels faster than the truth: study
False information on the internet travels faster than the truth, researchers said Thursday. … studies on the topic have been limited to case studies or…
Facebook’s fact-checkers flag satire as fake news
Facebook on Friday said it mistakenly threatened to demonetize a satirical website’s social networking account after one of its articles, “CNN Purchases Industrial-Sized Washing Machine…
This fun online game lets you play a propaganda master — and it’s a fake news vaccine
A new game developed by Cambridge scientists lets us take the role of an aspiring propagandist – you decide how to manipulate the public, use…