WASHINGTON — Not long after Randy Watt died of Covid-19, his daughter Danielle sat down at her computer, searching for clues as to why the smart and thoughtful man she knew had refused to get ...
Troops battle through burning streets, missiles take down fighter jets, drones pulverise tanks — the dramatic visuals have the trappings of real-life combat, but in reality they are clips from video games fuelling misinformation. Footage ...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commended the owners of social media platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.Information Guide Nigeria THE GUARDIAN reports that the government commended these platforms for their commitment to checking ...
Media literacy crucial to stopping the spread of misinformation A news item, a video or a photo with a caption is circulated among WhatsApp groups or Twitter or Facebook about the death of a prominent ...
Reports of a military coup in China spread this weekend, claiming that top a PLA general had taken control and that president Xi Jinping was under house arrest. None of it was true, much of ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb 23, 2022) – French citizens can learn how to protect themselves from false and misleading information on the internet thanks to a new app-based program from MediaWise, the social-first digital media ...
KRK Claims Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan’s Story Is Similar To Karthi’s Sardar(Photo Credit –Poster From Movie/Instagram) KRK never leaves a chance to launch an attack on Bollywood, Bollywood films and its actor. Right from Salman ...
FILE PHOTO / REUTERS MANILA, Philippines — Over half of respondents in a recent study on fake news said that most of the false information about government and politics came from social media influencers, bloggers, ...
It’s not an uncommon occurrence these days for a friend to tell you they read some article, about something, somewhere, only to have seen a TikTok about it the night before. TikTok insists that it’s ...
It’s no secret that the internet and social media fuel rampant spread of (mis)information in many areas of life. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology have explored this phenomenon as it applies to news about ...
