Tag: fake news
Fake News Threat on the Rise as Sites Aim to Confuse...
Less than two months before the Iowa caucuses, U.S. news is under increasing threat from people looking to disrupt the upcoming presidential...
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube Fail NATO Test on Fake News
Take it from a NATO group reporting from near the Russian border: U.S. social media remains a breeding ground for fraud, fake...
The Fight for Truth: Why Education Crisis Is a Bigger Threat...
At this point in American political history, many of us have become inured to misinformation and proliferation of fake news.
Instagram, Whatsapp May Be Big Fake News Threats in 2020 Election,...
The spread of fake news on U.S.-based social networks like Instagram and WhatsApp will be a bigger threat to the U.S. electoral...
U.S. Military Aims at Fake News As Bad Guys Stay Steps...
Facebook, Google and a host of social networks are increasingly pressured to root out and stomp out fake news. Now, the U.S....
Pinterest Burnishes Clean Image With Tool to Curb Vaccine Misinformation
It seems impossible to go a week without another social network handling fallout from another fake news scandal. Digital pinboard Pinterest, however,...
Instagram, Snopes Roll Out New Fact-Checking Features to Address Memes, Satire
Two popular platforms are increasing their efforts to combat online misinformation.
Social media giant Instagram and Snopes, a 25-year-old...
Preaching to the Choir: Fake News Fact-Checkers Have Limited Impact, Study...
Efforts to combat fake news rarely reach the people most exposed to the falsehoods, resulting in a “preaching to the choir” effect...
Cailu Raises $10M to Attack Fake News Problem, Shape Future Media
Singapore’s GBCI Ventures led a $10 million investment in Cailu, a Chinese news platform that seeks to use Blockchain and token payments...
Google Wants to Teach Kids about Fake News as Criticism Mounts
Google, criticized for fake news on its websites and weak privacy controls, is hoping for social impact with a program that aims...