- We Need A New Facebook For The Rest of Us
MediaDailyNews, George Simpson - Thursday, May 28, 2020
To everyone who is NOT a Trumper, Nazi, racist or fascist: Close down your account and wait for someone else to open "Facebook II." ...
- Fox News Defeats Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Comments
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Siding with Fox News, a judge in Washington state has thrown out a lawsuit accusing the cable channel of violating a consumer protection law by allegedly spreading false information about ...
- Twitter Dodges Demands To Discipline Trump
Social Media Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, May 27, 2020
The latest problem involves Trump tweeting baseless theories that MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough murdered a woman in 2001. ...
- Zuckerberg Defends Facebook Over COVID-19 Fake News Fears
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 22, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg has taken to the airwaves via "BBC News' to defend Facebook's handling of misinformation on COVID-19. The Facebook founder went further by saying the social media giant was ...
- Fake News Case 'Cannot Proceed In An American Court,' Fox Tells Judge
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 21, 2020
A lawsuit accusing the cable network of spreading false information about COVID-19 is barred by the First Amendment, Fox News told a Seattle judge at a hearing Thursday morning. ...
- Puerto Rico Fake News Law Faces Challenge
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 20, 2020
A new Puerto Rico law criminalizing "fake news" about emergencies like COVID-19 is unconstitutional, two journalists say in a lawsuit brought Wednesday. ...
- Fox News Presses Judge To Throw Out Claims Over COVID-19 Commentary
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 18, 2020
Fox News is slamming a Washington state nonprofit's "dangerous" and "frivolous" argument that it's entitled to proceed with a lawsuit accusing Fox of spreading false information about COVID-19. ...
- WSJ Identifies Thousands Of Links On Google That Vanished
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, May 15, 2020
A copyright claim citing a 1998 law led Google to make unfavorable articles vanish. ...
- Sinclair Hid Paid Advertising - And Paid A High Price For The Deception
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 11, 2020
The big TV station group was fined $48 million by the FCC for three different actions. ...
- NewsGuard Identifies 10 'Super-Spreaders' Of COVID-19 Untruths
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, May 8, 2020
Just as the coronavirus has "super-spreaders," inaccurate reporting has carriers that are possibly dangerous. ...
- 'Fake News' President's 'Trust' Falls To Lowest Level Yet, Lags Biden 4-to-1
Marketing Politics Weekly, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
After years of calling America's major news outlets "fake news," the President's own TV news brand has actually crumbled, while a first-time benchmark for Democratic opponent Joe Biden comes in ...
- MPs Blast Tech Giants' Response To COVID-19 Fake News
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 1, 2020
MPs have blasted the tech giants for a lack of acceptable answers for how they are fighting COVID-19 misinformation, "The Guardian" reports. ...
- Are Deep Fake Ads Coming To Traditional TV?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Consider State Farm's ad, via ESPN, about the 1988 Chicago Bulls season. ...
- Government Tackles 70 COVID-19 Fake News Stories Per Week
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, April 23, 2020
The team set up by the Government to tackle COVID-19 misinformation is currently rebutting around 70 fake news stories a week, "Press Gazette" reveals. ...
- More Than 400 Online COVID-19 Scam Shops Closed Down
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The National Cyber Security Centre has told the "BBC" it has shut down more than 400 online shops selling fake coronavirus equipment. The Centre believes it has, in total, disrupted ...
- Facebook Points Fake News Likers To WHO's COVID-19 Page
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, April 17, 2020
Facebook is to roll out posts pushing people to check out factual information offered by the World Health Organisation. "The Guardian" reports that the social media giant will put the ...
- Facebook Alerts Users To COVID-19 Misinformation
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, April 16, 2020
The move is part of a much larger effort to slow the spread of false COVID-19 reports. Messages will direct users to more accurate information. ...
- Facebook Sues Software Developer For Allegedly Circumventing Ad Review Filters
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 9, 2020
Facebook has sued the founder of LeadCloak for allegedly enabling advertisers to circumvent the social networking service's filters, in order to run deceptive ads related to COVID-19, pharmaceuticals, fake news ...
- Prominent Figures Filling Apps With Fake News
Mobile Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Researchers found misinformation from prominent figures made up 20% of the claims in their sample, although it accounted for 69% of total social media engagement. ...
- Fox News Sued Over COVID-19 Commentary
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 6, 2020
Fox's "malicious misrepresentation and false information deprived the public of information necessary to prevent and mitigate transmission of the virus," the Washington League for Increased Transparency and Ethics writes in ...
- Google To Fund Drive To Tackle COVID-19 Fake News
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, April 6, 2020
Google has set up a $6.5m fund to tackle fake news on COVID-19 and the UK's fact-checking organisation, Full Fact, is set to share $350,000 with its Spanish equivalent, "Press ...
- COVID-19 Emails Attributed To Johns Hopkins Are Fake, University Says
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 6, 2020
The alleged false reports include an "excellent summary." The university says it has no connection to it, according to school news service the "Hub." ...
- 74 Journalism Professors Write Open Letter To Murdochs, Criticizing Fox News Coverage Of COVID-19
Around the Net In Digital, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, April 3, 2020
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- Nearly Two In Three Have Seen Fake COVID-19 News On Social
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, April 3, 2020
Research by Channel 4 not only shows that its viewing figures are up, particularly among the young, but also shows that tv is more trusted for COVID-19 news. "The Drum" ...
- Should Spreading COVID-19 Fake News Be An Offence?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, April 3, 2020
As Conservative MP Damian Collins helped to launch a fact-checking website for COVID-19 called Infotagion, he suggested spreading fake news about the pandemic should be made an offence, "ITV News" ...
- Bots Take On Human Behavior, As Google, Facebook Work To Stop Misinformation
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, April 3, 2020
Advanced bots make it easy to exploit platforms and spread disinformation about COVID-19. Fifty-eight percent of bots identified in February could mimic human behavior, a study released this week fo ...
- Is COVID-19 The UK's Fake News Moment?
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, April 3, 2020
Social media regulation is already being considered. Surely the Government will come down harder on misinformation? ...
- Government Unit Finds COVID-19 Fake News Read More Than NHS Content
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 30, 2020
A fact-checking unit set up by the Government is tackling ten or more new articles featuring misinformation on COVID-19 and, "The Guardian" reveals, some of the most salacious are getting ...
- COVID-19 Misinformation Sites Monetised By Google
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 30, 2020
"Press Gazette" reveals new research has found Google is inadvertently monetising fake COVID-19 news by allowing advertising to run alongside misinformation. ...
- 'Trump Health Bombshell': Pro-Prez E-Letter Raises Funds, Carries Cure-All Ads
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2020
One ad implies that the President has benefitted from a purported stem cell product, HuffPost alleges. ...
