Twitter to label deepfakes and other deceptive media
San Francisco, USReuters Twitter said on Tuesday it would start applying a label to tweets containing synthetic or deceptively edited forms of media, as social media platforms brace for a potential onslaught of misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The company also said it would remove any deliberately misleading manipulated media likely to cause […]
‘Cranky Uncle’ game offers a vaccination against climate disinformation
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation When it comes to climate change, deciding what facts you can trust and what’s fake news can be a challenge, particularly in an era of sophisticated misinformation campaigns and complex scientific data. But an ally is at hand: ‘Cranky Uncle’, a gruff cartoon character and denier of climate change facts who, in […]
ESSAY: MERCHANTS OF MISINFORMATION ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM LIES WITH US
In an article first published on The Conversation, WILL J GRANT and ROD LAMBERTS, both of the Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University, argue that the problem of misinformation lies with our willingness to accept it…
Facebook tightens rules for US political advertisers ahead of 2020 election
Reuters Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said last week, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram ahead of the US presidential election in November, 2020. The social media giant is introducing a “confirmed organisation” label for US political advertisers who show government-issued credentials to […]
In the US, most white evangelicals blame journalists for fake news says survey
RNS A new survey finds that white evangelical Protestants are more concerned about made-up or “fake” news than any other major religious group and are also the most likely to blame journalists for creating it. According to a new report unveiled earlier this month by Pew Research, a majority of white evangelicals (59 per cent) say they […]
SIGHT HELPDESK: DON’T BE FOOLED BY FAKE IMAGES AND VIDEOS ONLINE
In an article first published on The Conversation, HANY FARID, professor of computer science at Dartmouth College in the US, looks at five ways you can help protect yourself against falling for an online hoax…
THE BIG PICTURE: ‘GOD IS DEAD – FAKE NEWS’
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Lynchings fuelled by rumour hit anti-trafficking drives in India
Thomson Reuters Foundation The public lynchings of at least 10 people in India on false rumours of child kidnap has forced anti-trafficking charities to put their work on hold, fearing they could be targeted. Fake messages about child kidnappings spread on Facebook and WhatsApp have triggered attacks in more than half a dozen Indian states, […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: WHY FAKE NUTRITIONAL NEWS CAN BE HARD TO DIGEST
BRIDIE KERSTEN takes a look at the problem of fake news when it comes to you nutrition…
ESSAY: SOCIAL MEDIA LIES TRAVEL FASTER THAN TRUTH
Writing from the UK, MAL FLETCHER says a new study showing the truth takes six times loner to be seen on social media than fake news underlines the dangers of social media…