Fake News
In 2018, American Tech Companies Acknowledged The Mess They’d Created In India
Silicon Valley at last conceded this year that things in India and other developing markets were far from rosy.
How To Stop Fake News In A Country Where The President Has To Repeatedly Deny Rumors That He Is Dead
The spread of misinformation in Nigeria is threatening to upend its upcoming elections, so Nigerian journalists have united across newsrooms to fight it.
If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You're Drowning In Fake News
This week we have stories about the Oscars, Christmas, and sex on a pyramid.
Find Out If You Got Duped By The Internet With This Week's Fake News Quiz
This week we have stories about the French protests, Donald Trump, and a baby born from a dead woman's uterus.
"Yellow Vests" Are Sharing So Many Conspiracy Theories About The Strasbourg Shooting That Facebook Groups Are Locking Their Comments
Massively viral Facebook groups that were already extremely polarized and paranoid went into full-on meltdown on Tuesday night.
Fox News Isn't A Normal Media Company. We Have To Stop Treating It Like One.
Liberals have spent decades complaining about, mocking, and fact-checking Fox News. Instead, we should remove it from polite society.
Find Out If You Got Duped By The Internet With This Week's Fake News Quiz
This week we have stories about a mini Ice Age, a gender-reveal party, and a very large steer.
If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You're Drowning In Fake News
This week we have stories about the Queen, the California wildfires, and a bedazzled pigeon.
The Viral Photo Of A Mother Fleeing At The Border Is Now Fodder For More Conspiracy Theories
This is just one of the hoaxes that keeps spreading about the migrant caravan weeks after it departed from Honduras.
Something As Simple As A Photo Can Trick You Into Believing Fake News
These are the ways our understanding of truth can be manipulated.
If You Get 7/7 On This Fake News Quiz, You're A Superhero
This week's stories are all about voter fraud, the midterms, and a dead pimp in Nevada.
Trump Is Tweeting Bogus Claims Of Voter Fraud. Here’s How His False Claims Echo Online Conspiracies.
"It's more likely that people are stricken by lightning than if they impersonate someone at the polls."
There Was No Midterm Misinformation Crisis Because We've Democratized Propaganda
Years of algorithmically powered information warfare have ALREADY rewired our political discourse.
Election Officials Asked Twitter To Remove A Video Falsely Claiming Voter Fraud, But The Company Refuses
“Twitter’s open and real-time nature is a powerful antidote to the spreading of all types of false information,” a spokesperson said.
India’s Government Wants WhatsApp To Reveal The Locations And Phone Numbers Of People Using It For Real-World Violence
The government is pressing the instant messenger for traceability after mobs who fell for hoaxes spread through the app resulted in deadly violence.
If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Drowning In Fake News
This week we have stories about spiders, the bomb packages, and Ross from Friends.
Everything You Need To Know About Jair Bolsonaro, The "Donald Trump Of Brazil"
Bolsonaro has been called one of the most dangerous politicians in the world — and at the end of the month, he may become the next president of Brazil.
Twitter Is Promoting Baseless Conspiracy Theories About The Pipe Bomb Devices Sent To Democratic Leaders And CNN
#FAKEBOMBSCARE, #FakeBombs, and #FalseFlag appeared alongside #BombScare.
CNN's President Criticized Trump After A Pipe Bomb Was Sent To CNN's Headquarters
"There is a total and complete lack of understanding at the White House about the seriousness of their continued attacks on the media," Jeff Zucker said.
If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Drowning In Fake News
This week we have stories about a fake moon, global warming, and Ariana Grande.
If You Get 7/7 On This Quiz, You Are A Fake News–Fighting Superhero
This week we have stories about Nike, Nike, algae, and then more Nike.
As Facebook Shows Off Its "Election War Room," A Massive WhatsApp Scandal Hits Brazil
The timing of Facebook's announcement throws into question how serious the company is about actually fighting misinformation in Brazil's election.
A Botnet Used By Russian Trolls Is Still Sitting Dormant On Twitter, And It Promoted Taco Bell And Coachella
“Why is the IRA pushing Taco Bell and Coachella?”
Everything I Wrote Was True And Accurate. So Why Did Facebook Purge My Work?
It's absurd that Facebook thinks it can define what is “legitimate" news, given its well-documented abuses of power and invasions of privacy.
Twitter Just Published Millions Of Russia- And Iran-Linked Tweets So Researchers Can Study Election Interference
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease,” Twitter said in a new blog post.
Here's Why Debunking Viral Climate Myths Is Almost Impossible, In One Animated Chart
A British newspaper admitted that a controversial climate article from February was misleading and inaccurate. The story’s claims have received at least 752,300 shares, likes, comments, or other interactions on social media.
They Posted An Ad On Craigslist Looking For "Linestanders" For A Trump Rally. Then All Hell Broke Loose.
The union organization that posted the ad has been getting hate from the left and the right.
The Son Of "Brazil's Trump" Asked People To Share Photos Of Voting Machines To Fight Fraud. The Only Problem Is, That's Illegal.
Supporters are also posting photos of their guns next to voting machines, which is...also not great.
This Election Offered A Window Into WhatsApp's Wild, Sometimes Fact-Free World
"What we do know is that people trust the information they see in a WhatsApp group and are more likely to read every message that comes into the platform."
Facebook Will Set Up An Election Task Force In India Ahead Of Major Elections
The US tech company has promised action after experts criticized it for not doing enough to prevent abuse on its platform in key growth markets.