- Tucker Carlson Named 'Misinformer Of The Year,' Promoted A Cast Of Others In Prime Time
Marketing Politics Weekly, Joe Mandese - Monday, December 19, 2022
"Carlson leveraged his platform to amplify the reach of these 10 individua ...
- When Is A Media Buy A Greenwashing Liability? When It's A Fossil Fuel Brand Sponsoring Climate Coverage
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Friday, December 9, 2022
"It's strings-attached sponsorship," Ben Franta, an expert on greenwashing litigation, explained duri ...
- News Rating Service Adds Nuances To 'Exclusion,' 'Inclusion' Media-Buying Lists
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The new options being unveiled by NewsGuard this morning include gradations f ...
- Google, YouTube Grant $13.2M To International Fact-Checking Network
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Google and YouTube announced a $13.2 million grant Tuesday to the Internation ...
- Twitter Ad Controversy: Does Environment Really Matter?
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Advertisers are concerned about the environment on Twitter for their ads, b ...
- Senator Blasts Musk Over 'Dangerous And Unacceptable' Twitter Changes
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 11, 2022
"Your Twitter takeover, rapid and haphazard imposition of platform changes, removal ...
- Elon Musk Suggests Independents Vote Republican For Control Of Congress
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, November 7, 2022
If comedian Kathy Griffin didn't impersonate Elon Musk this weekend, misleading Twitt ...
- Will Twitter Troubles Send Advertisers Running To Legacy TV News Networks, TV Stations?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Could social media troubles with advertisers be a benefit for traditional, lega ...
- Where Are The Russian Media Hackers When You Truly Need Them?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 3, 2022
Have we forgotten about Russia looking to manipulate the U.S. media ...
- Facebook Hit With $25 Million Fine Over Political Ad Disclosures
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 27, 2022
Facebook this week was ordered to pay $25 million for failing ...
- How The Ad Industry Can Fix Greenwashing, Overnight
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Friday, October 21, 2022
Emissions offsets have been a good start, but if we really wa ...
- TikTok And Twitter Amplify Most Misinformation, Report Finds
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Friday, October 14, 2022
An advocacy group began releasing a report Thursday that measures how mu ...
- Who Approves This Message? Political Ad Fact-Checking For The Average Voter Isn't Easy
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 14, 2022
A growing number of fact-checking news sites help voters evaluate and understa ...
- Facebook Defeats John Stossel's Defamation Lawsuit Over Fact-Checks
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Siding with Meta Platforms, a federal judge has dismissed journalist John Stossel ...
- Birdwatch, Twitter's Crowdsourced Fact-Checking Feature, Now Available To All U.S. Users
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, October 6, 2022
Twitter says that Birdwatch -- which relies on users to provide conte ...
- TikTok Releases Community Guidelines Enforcement Report
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, September 29, 2022
TikTok removed over 113 million video clips from April-June this year ...
- TikTok Updates Its Policies To Further Restrict Political Ads, Donations
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, September 22, 2022
TikTok will require that all accounts belonging to a government politician ...
- Online Misinformation Has Negative Effects On Brand Safety, Confirms Research
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Thursday, September 8, 2022
Nearly two-thirds of consumers say advertisers, publishers and ad agencies share responsibili ...
- How Misleading Content Impacts Brand Perception, Favorability And Trust: IAS Report
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Consumer trust in a brand is crucial to purchase decisions. Some 5 ...
- Yahoo Acquires The Factual, Adds Credibility Ratings To News Service
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, September 6, 2022
The deal aims to bring ratings to Yahoo News' more than 2 ...
- Google, YouTube Launch Features To Provide More Accurate, Trustworthy Election Information
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, September 1, 2022
Ahead of the midterms, Google is making changes to provide more accura ...
- The Lie Detector: Researchers Say They Can Prevent Belief In Fake News
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, August 29, 2022
The authors use a technique called "prebunking"--setting people up so they don ...
- Zuckerberg Admits Using Ranking Algorithm To Suppress Hunter Biden Laptop News
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 26, 2022
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke with podcast host Joe Rogan about h ...
- Google 'Pre-bunking' Cartoon Videos Show Promise For Countering Misinformation
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, August 25, 2022
Videos seem to work even on people who are "very receptive ...
- Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 16, 2022
The plan is to remove election-related misinformation about dates, locations, times a ...
- Twitter Launches Election Integrity Features To Curb Misinformation Ahead Of Midterms
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Friday, August 12, 2022
Twitter is taking steps to protect against the spread of misinformation ...
- Google Algorithms Can Tell When Sources Agree On Facts
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, August 11, 2022
Google designs its ranking systems to serve relevant information from the mo ...
- Google: How Different Generations Verify Information, Think About Misinformation
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, August 11, 2022
A study by Poynter Institute, MediaWise and YouGov found that Millennials, G ...
- Meta Asks Oversight Board About Changing Its COVID-19 Misinformation Policies
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, July 27, 2022
In a blog post, Meta's president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, question ...
- New Index Ranks Brands Based On Misinformation Risk, Tesla Is No. 1
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The index is a collaboration of misinformation ratings service NewsGuard, and Pulsa ...