Russian lawmakers on Tuesday were to consider legislation imposing severe punishment — including up to five years in prison — for people convicted of spreading false information about the novel coronavirus.
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic has been dominating news airways, but a Wednesday study from the Pew Research Center says Americans who rely on social media for political coverage are not following virus news as closely as others.
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Californians in recent decades have gladly opened up the vault for education, including a $9 billion bond in 2016. But last week, voters shunned endorsements from business groups and Democratic leaders and rejected the largest proposed school construction bond in state history – and some wonder if a fake news blitz is to blame.
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Spanish public prosecutors said Friday they have filed the country’s first lawsuit against the spread of ‘fake news’ which targets a woman who tweeted a video falsely claiming to show migrant children harassing a teacher in Spain.
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Facebook said Wednesday that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to the new coronavirus.
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A resolution condemning the Washington Post and CNN as fake news for allegedly saying support for President Donald Trump is cult-like passed a Tennessee General Assembly subcommittee on Tuesday.
Read moreSingapore on Monday ordered Facebook to block the page of an anti-government website in the city-state, the latest use of a law against online misinformation that critics say stifles free speech.
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An Instagram account masquerading as a U.S. government news agency was used to promote misinformation about potential fallout from America’s targeted killing last week of Iran’s top general.
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Tiger burns in Australia’s bushfires? It’s a 2012 photo from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist’s impression. Social media is packed with powerful images of Australia’s bushfires — but many are fake.
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On the eve of a congressional hearing on media manipulation and deception, Facebook said it will remove digitally manipulated videos – commonly called “deepfakes” – from its platform.
Read moreSweeping his terror claims into the courthouse dustbin, the Second Circuit on Monday rejected claims from former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page that so-called fake news about him puts his personal safety at risk.
Read moreAccusing a digital-media giant of defamation as well as terrorism, former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page argued Friday before the Second Circuit that so-called fake news about him puts his personal safety at risk.
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In a time of ever-widening political divides, most Americans also struggle to determine whether the news they read every day is accurate, according to a poll by The Associated Press released Thursday.
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Most registered voters want social media giants to enact policies banning all false or misleading political ads on their platforms, a Morning Consult poll found Thursday.
Read moreSocial media giant Twitter announced Wednesday it will ban all political advertisements, claiming large-scale, targeted messages influences too many votes and disinformation can impact the lives of millions.
Read moreFacebook announced a new initiative Monday aimed at combating disinformation campaigns on its platform – a bid to protect the integrity of elections in the United States and abroad.
Read moreCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday meant to cut down on the use of deepfakes meant to disrupt elections after a viral video was released earlier this year of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, manipulating her to appear drunk in it.
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As the number of Americans who get their news from social media grows, concerns about what that means for political diversity are also on the rise, the Pew Research Center reported Wednesday.
Read moreU.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.”
Read moreFacebook 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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