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 moreEven people who prefer to get their news on social media platforms are worried about fake news, a Pew Research Center poll revealed Monday.
Read moreMalaysia’s new government on Thursday repealed a widely criticized law prohibiting “fake news,” in a move hailed as a landmark moment for human rights by a group of Southeast Asian lawmakers.
Read moreFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the European Parliament on Tuesday he regretted the company’s role in recent privacy and political scandals.
Read moreCapping off a three-day summit on human rights, Facebook received a stern warning not to package its Russian manipulation crisis as a first-world problem.
Read moreA populist world view drives mistrust of the media far more than left-right political ideology, according to a Pew Research study published Monday.
Read moreMost Americans say they would prefer tech companies take the lead in stopping the spread of misinformation online instead of the government, even if it would limit their freedom to access and publish information, the Pew Research Center reported Thursday.
Read moreAs bots have become inextricably tied to the spread of “fake news,” a new study looking at how automated accounts engage with popular websites finds they are more prolific than humans on Twitter, posting two-thirds of all shared news links.
Read moreMalaysia’s parliament on Monday passed a law prohibiting fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent ahead of a general election.
Read moreMalaysia’s parliament on Monday passed a new law prohibiting fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent ahead of a general election.
Read moreMalaysia’s government proposed new legislation Monday to outlaw fake news and punish offenders with a 10-year jail sentence, a move slammed by critics as a bid to crack down on dissent ahead of a general election.
Read moreAn arraignment hearing for three organizations charged with illegally plotting to sow political dissension and meddle in the 2016 election has been rescheduled.
Read moreAs the United States continues to grapple with fake news disseminated during the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, a new study urges journalists, academics and tech companies to examine and combat such misinformation campaigns.
Read moreAs a journalist, I am always intrigued by how people take in the news and how the publisher survives.
Read moreAustria’s public broadcaster is suing the country’s vice chancellor for claiming it spreads fake news.
Read moreAmericans in 2018 have a hard time finding some news believable. Given the results of a poll taken nearly 80 years ago, our distrust of the news media has deep roots.
Read moreDespite public skepticism about the news media and the proliferation of fake news sources, legitimate outlets dominate the amount of content shared on Twitter, according to a new study released Monday.
Read moreFor the second time in two years, a group of scientists said humankind is closer than ever to sealing its own fate – this time thanks to fake news and misuse of information technology – and on Thursday moved the doomsday clock to two minutes to midnight.
Read moreMost Americans believe in the role of journalism in a democracy, but are distrustful of current news media and are unable to cite objective news sources, according to a new poll.
Read moreAmericans are divided on almost everything, but they agree on one thing: the word “whatever” tops the list of most annoying words or phrases used in casual conversation, according to a Marist poll released Monday.
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