- Secondary School Students To Get Lessons On 'Fake News'
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, July 15, 2019
"The Telegraph" is reporting that the Government is due to announce pa ...
- Jeremy Hunt Pledges GBP18m To Tackle Fake News
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Foreign Secretary and Conservative party leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has pledged GBP1 ...
- Breaking Mass Shooting News Prompted Google To Tweak Algorithm
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, July 5, 2019
Former NASA research scientist Pandu Nayak, who joined Google 14 years ag ...
- Government And Social Media Sites Must Do More To Combat Fake News
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, July 1, 2019
Government proposals will not do enough to allay public anxiety over fa ...
- For Chyron Out Loud, How Cable News Is Abetting The Gaslighting Of America
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, June 26, 2019
In the 887 days since he took office, the President has demonstrat ...
- Facebook Denies Russia Interfered With Brexit Vote
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, June 24, 2019
Sir Nick Clegg has insisted there is no evidence that Russia interfer ...
- An Estimated 11 Million Fake Business Listings On Google Maps
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, June 21, 2019
Despite its sophisticated algorithms and software engineers, Google struggles to protect again ...
- Harris Poll: 82% Of Consumers Want Brand Ads To Appear Near Safe, Accurate Content
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Two-thirds of Harris Poll respondents say they'd drop a brand if i ...
- Recode's Kara Swisher Talks Facebook, Regulation And Fake News
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The way that social platforms were built encourages "fake news, disinformation a ...
- Fake News Is A Concern, But Why Pay When Quality Is Free?
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, June 13, 2019
Brits are concerned about disinformation -- but only 9% pay for ne ...
- Brits Are Worried About Fake News, But Only 9% Pay For Quality Content
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, June 12, 2019
According to the latest research from the Reuters Institute at Oxford Universi ...
- Americans Deem 'Made-Up' News A Serious Problem, Say Journalists Responsible For Fixing It
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Americans consider "made-up news" a serious problem, ranking it ahead of viole ...
- Twitter Buys Machine-Learning Startup That Helps Detect Fake News
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, June 3, 2019
London-based Fabula applies machine-learning techniques to network-structured data. The new group wi ...
- Facebook Won't Delete Doctored Pelosi Video, YouTube Takes It Down
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, May 24, 2019
Facebook has only pledged to fiddle with its algorithm so fewer use ...
- Fake News Less Worrying Than Brexit Party's Diatribe
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The bots are there ahead of Thursday's EU elections, but they ho ...
- Behind The Scenes With The EU's Fake News Debunkers
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, May 16, 2019
"The Guardian" has gone behind the scenes of teams carrying out fa ...
- The Deepfake Video Takes Disinformation To A New, Terrifying Level
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 13, 2019
Viewers can see a politician make a statement. But maybe that's n ...
- Full Fact Wins Google Fake News Grant
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, May 9, 2019
The fact-checking charity Full Fact has won a grant and AI coachi ...
- Inside Facebook's Election 'War Room'
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, May 8, 2019
"The Guardian" has been given an inside view of the "war roo ...
- Half Of EU Votes May Have Received Russian Disinformation
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, May 8, 2019
"The Guardian" warns that research suggests as many as half of Europe ...
- When TV Doesn't Check Trump's Tweets, Fake News Can Spread
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 6, 2019
A study found 65% of the time, 32 news organizations failed ...
- Foreign Secretary Labels RT A 'Weapon Of Disinformation'
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, May 2, 2019
The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will today ramp up the Government's rhetor ...
- Facebook Blocks Fake News Accounts Ahead Of Spanish Election
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, April 26, 2019
Facebook has taken down accounts linked to spreading fake news for t ...
- NewsGuard Launches In The UK
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, April 25, 2019
NewsGuard has launched in the UK, and "The Guardian" reveals the organisati ...
- EU Tells Tech Giants To Beat The Bots
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Ahead of next month's European parliamentary elections, the EU has warned Googl ...
- Does The Press Still Have Credibility?
MediaDailyNews, George Simpson - Thursday, April 11, 2019
A new poll finds Americans perceive local news and network news outle ...
- Facebook Lets Users Track Updates, Reduces Ability To Spread Misinformation
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The tech titan is rolling out a new section on its Communi ...
- Twitter Limits Followed Accounts To 400
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, April 9, 2019
In addition to the daily limits, Twitter is putting into place foll ...
- 'The Guardian' Vows To Clearly Label Older Content
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, April 4, 2019
"Press Gazette" is reporting on a new move by "The Guardian" ...
- Paying For News Could Be A Smart Move For Facebook
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, April 4, 2019
It looks like a kind gesture, but it could actually answer sever ...