Trump Denies Report He Wanted to Nuke Hurricanes
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied an Axios report that he wanted to drop nuclear bombs on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States, calling it “ridiculous.”
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Russian News Outlet Can’t Sue Facebook Over Blocked Account
Facebook can’t be sued for blocking from its network a Russian news agency with alleged connections to a plot to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a federal judge has ruled.
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News Credibility Depends on Bias and Honesty, Study Finds
News sources that are considered honest may still lose credibility with people if they are seen as biased, according to a study released Monday that shows news audiences distinguish between sources that are dishonest and those that might be biased.
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Not Real News: But in the News This Week
Here is a roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, though they were shared widely on social media. Here are the facts, beginning with the false claim that California Sen. Kamala Harris was not actually in the second racially integrated class in Berkeley.
Read moreBill to Fight ‘Deepfake’ Videos Advances in California, Despite Free-Speech Fears
With the 2020 election cycle picking up steam, a California lawmaker is seeking to protect candidates from fake social media videos he believes have the potential to change election outcomes.
Read moreTech Giants Talk Efforts to Combat Hate and Fake News
Officials from Google, Twitter and Facebook testified Wednesday before a House committee on strategies for countering misinformation and terrorist propaganda on their platforms, amid President Donald Trump claiming they are trying to rig the 2020 election.
Read moreTackling the ‘Deep Fake,’ House Grasps for Solution to Doctored Videos
Somewhere between fact and fiction, seeing and believing, satire and solemnity, a technology driven by artificial intelligence is on the rise, posing a threat to national security and civil rights that regulators of yesteryear could scarcely imagine.
Read moreFacebook’s Zuckerberg Focus of Latest Doctored Video
Three weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words, Mark Zuckerberg is getting a taste of his own medicine: fake footage showing him gloating over his one-man domination of the world.
Read moreHouse Panel Begins Review of Big Tech’s Market Power
Big Tech has become big politics in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday is launching its investigation into the market dominance of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, starting with a look at the impact of the tech giants’ platforms on news content, the media and the spread of misinformation online.
Read moreSurvey Trumpets Fake News as Major Problem in America
Fake news outstripped racism, climate change and immigration for most Americans polled about problems confronting the country, a Pew survey unveiled Wednesday shows.
Read morePelosi Slams Facebook for Not Removing Altered Video
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi slammed Facebook on Wednesday for not removing a doctored video that has spread widely on the social network, in which she appears to slur her words.
Read moreFamily, Lawyer Say Egypt Has Rearrested Al-Jazeera Reporter
Egyptian authorities rearrested an Al-Jazeera journalist who was ordered released last week after more than two years in detention on accusations of spreading false news, his family and lawyer said Wednesday.
Read moreSocial Media Blocked After Easter Bombings
Sri Lankan authorities flicked the off switch on most social media after Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels killed hundreds of people, a dramatic reaction that reflects distrust in the capability of American internet companies to control harmful content.
Read moreTwitter Stops Blocking French Government’s Ad Campaign
Twitter said Thursday it has stopped blocking French government ads calling on people to vote after it came under fire from authorities for being overzealous in applying a law aimed at banning fake news.
Read moreStudy: Social Media Has Little Impact on User Beliefs
The commonly held narrative regarding social media and the 2016 presidential election is that the platforms were a den of misinformation, breeding fake news and building echo chambers. But a study published Wednesday finds Facebook and Twitter – both the focus of vitriol immediately after the election and since – actually have little influence on how much people believed falsehoods about candidates.
Read moreUK Lawmakers Slam Facebook for Privacy Violations
British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition laws in the U.K., and called for greater oversight of social media companies.
Read moreEU Urges Internet Giants to Work Harder Fighting Fake News
European Union authorities warned leading tech companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter on Tuesday that they need to work harder to combat fake news ahead of upcoming bloc-wide parliamentary elections.
Read moreOn Twitter, Limited Number of Characters Spreading Fake Info
A tiny fraction of Twitter users spread the vast majority of fake news in 2016, with conservatives and older people sharing misinformation more, a new study finds.
Read moreFighting Fake News
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bipartisan bill to help improve media literacy in public schools, following a recent study that found 82 percent of middle schoolers struggle to tell advertisements from real news stories.
Read morePoll: More Getting News From Social Media, But Most Don’t Trust It
Even people who prefer to get their news on social media platforms are worried about fake news, a Pew Research Center poll revealed Monday.
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