News websites duped by tweet claiming Woolworths is returning to high streets
A number of UK national news websites have performed a swift ‘reverse ferret’ after reporting an unverified Twitter account’s hoax…
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Fact-checkers say reports on 800 deaths caused by Covid-19 ‘fake news’ are themselves ‘misleading’
Fact-checkers have questioned the claim that at least 800 people globally might have died from fake news about the coronavirus.…
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Youtube accused of ‘actively promoting misinformation’ as MPs grill social media giants on Covid-19 infodemic
A senior UK politician has accused Youtube of “actively promoting misinformation or dangerous information to people” through videos promoted on…
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Social media giants fail to tackle 90% of Covid-19 misinformation – new study
Social media giants are failing to tackle more than 90 per cent of Covid-19 misinformation posts, a new study out…
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Cash for conspiracies: How David Icke, ‘alternative’ media and tech giants make money from coronavirus conspiracies
David Icke has a theory about why Iran was badly hit by coronavirus in March. Sort of. “We have a…
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‘Don’t spread inaccurate news’: Washington journalists rebut #DCBlackout rumours circulating on social media
Washington DC journalists yesterday fought back against social media rumours that the US capital had experienced a communications “blackout” to…
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Snapchat and the news industry: How youth platform is working with publishers to provide trusted news on Covid-19
“I’ll explain it to you the way I explain it to my mum, who’s in her mid-70s.” Oh dear. That…
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‘Minions of fascism’: Russian internet trolls outraged by Press Gazette exposure of 5G conspiracy video
Russian-speaking internet trolls have attacked Press Gazette after an investigation into Covid-19 conspiracy theories prompted the removal of a Youtube…
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