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“If it is fake, it is not news” – Snr. Journalist Senior journalist and media manager, Dr. Alhaji Sadick Abubabkar has urged journalists to disregard the infamous phrase “fake news”, as he contends there is no such thing as fake news. According to him, once the information is fake, it does not qualify to be … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied authoring several posts on Facebook attributed to him on social media. The office of the former president in a statement said Mr. Rawlings has only one official Facebook account https://web.facebook.com/President. J.J.Rawlings/, rejecting several publications by fraudulent persons on some Facebook pages attributed to him. “All other Facebook accounts or … Read more
CNN has accused Donald Trump of “encouraging violence against reporters”, after the President tweeted a video of him wrestling a man with the TV network’s logo over his face. On Sunday, the US President shared edited footage of him slamming WWE owner Vince McMahon to the ground and striking his head, with the CNN logo … Read more
A man who invaded a pizzeria in the US capital firing an assault rifle, after fake news reports of a child smuggling ring, was given a four-year prison sentence Thursday. Washington federal district court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gave Edgar Maddison Welch close to the maximum term sought by prosecutors for the December 5 “pizzagate” … Read more
US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US’ closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation. The FBI recently sent a team of investigators to Doha to help the Qatari government investigate the alleged hacking incident, … Read more
Two heads of state and a former head of state have been declared dead by fake news outlets and spread on social media platforms last week. Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings were subjects of death hoaxes on Sunday. Dos Santos was falsely reported … Read more
A court in Austria has ordered that Facebook must remove postings seen as hate speech, in a ruling that is set to have international implications. The case was brought by the country’s Green Party after its leader was targeted by a false account. The court said postings not just in Austria but worldwide must be … Read more
Facebook has broadened its campaign to raise awareness about fake news, by publishing adverts in the UK press. The ads, in papers including The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph, carry a list of 10 things to look out for when deciding if a story is genuine. They include checking the article date and website … Read more
One major concern about the advent of social media in news gathering and reporting is the phenomenon of “fake news.” Fake news is mostly traced to news websites or sometimes mainstream news media who deliberately publish fake news for example-hoaxes, propaganda and disinformation purporting to be real news often using social media to drive web … Read more
Facebook has admitted that it observed attempts to spread propaganda on its site, apparently orchestrated by governments or organised parties. The firm has seen “false news, disinformation, or networks of fake accounts aimed at manipulating public opinion”, it revealed in a new report. “Several” such cases during the US presidential election last year required action, … Read more
Facebook said Thursday it is stepping up its security to counter efforts by governments and others to spread misinformation or manipulate discussions for political reasons. The new effort expands Facebook’s security efforts beyond “abusive” actions such as hacking and financial scams to “more subtle and insidious forms of misuse, including attempts to manipulate civic discourse … Read more
Press freedom has never been as threatened as it is now, in the “new post-truth era of fake news” after the election of US President Donald Trump, Reporters Without Borders warned Wednesday. Its annual World Press Freedom Index warned of the “highly toxic” media-bashing of Trump’s election campaign and Britain’s Brexit referendum. The situation is … Read more
The administrators of group WhatsApp chats could be sent to prison, according to a new law. People who run accounts that see people share false or misleading information could be sent to prison under new rules meant to stop the spread of fake news in India. The new rules hold the admin of any group … Read more
Facebook on Friday said it disrupted an international fake account operation that was firing off inauthentic ‘likes’ and bogus comments to win friends it would then pound with spam. Facebook’s security team spent six months fighting to neutralize what they saw as a coordinated campaign, according to Shabnam Shaik, a company security manager. ‘Our systems … Read more
Facebook on Friday said it disrupted an international fake account operation that was firing off inauthentic “likes” and bogus comments to win friends it would then pound with spam. Facebook’s security team spent six months fighting to neutralize what they saw as a coordinated campaign, according to Shabnam Shaik, a company security manager. “Our systems … Read more
Facebook on Thursday ramped up its fight against “fake news” by adding tips on how to tell when shared stories are bogus. An initiative being launched in the US, France and a dozen other countries added an educational tool in an “awareness display” in news feeds at the leading online social network. “By clicking on … Read more
A global alliance of tech industry and academic organizations unveiled plans on Monday to work together to combat the spread of “fake news” and improve public understanding of journalism. The News Integrity Initiative will launch with $14 million from Facebook, the Ford Foundation, Mozilla and others, based at the City University of New York’s journalism … Read more
US senators warned Thursday of Russia’s “unprecedented” threat to American and European democratic institutions Thursday as they opened their first public hearing into Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. With the main House probe in political disarray, the Senate Intelligence Committee took the lead investigating how Russia allegedly sought to skew the election in … Read more
Facebook clinched victory Tuesday in a German court case brought by a Syrian refugee whose selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel had made him the target of racist trolls. The court ruled that the US social media giant was not obliged to actively search out and delete defamatory posts, like those that had falsely linked the … Read more