Proportion of ‘infodemically vulnerable’ people in UK grew under lockdown, survey finds
The proportion of UK citizens deemed “vulnerable” to fake news and a lack of information around Covid-19 more than doubled…
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Journalists need more training on advanced verification techniques to curb global ‘tsunami’ of Covid-19 disinformation
Journalists have been confronted with a “tsunami” of Covid-19 disinformation since the start of the pandemic including a concerning amount…
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Two-thirds of Brits say Covid-19 pandemic has made them appreciate journalism more
Two-thirds of Brits have begun to appreciate journalism more since the coronavirus pandemic hit, according to a new study. The…
By Google enables Covid-19 disinformation sites to make money, report finds
A new University of Oxford report has exposed how Covid-19 disinformation websites are able to use Google’s search engine and…
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Russia report: Social media firms ‘failing to play part’ in tackling covert hostile state action
Social media companies are “failing to play their part” in defending against covert hostile state action on their platforms, such…
By MPs say tech giants have ‘failed to tackle’ Covid-19 infodemic and Government must regulate them now
A group of MPs is calling on the UK Government to immediately launch a new body to regulate social media…
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Is there a future for newspaper astrologers in the era of fake news?
Astrology’s claims that the position of the sun, moon and planets at our birth informs our character and future are…
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Advertisers blacklist Russia’s RT.com after Press Gazette investigation finds Google-run ads on Covid-19 conspiracy theory reports
Automated adverts for well-known and respected brands have appeared alongside stories from Russian state-owned media that appear to promote conspiracy…
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