Doctors warn Covid-19 misinformation is harming patients as they call for infodemic crackdown
Frontline doctors have told of how Covid-19 misinformation on social media is endangering patients’ lives. Dr Megan Smith, a consultant…
By 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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Going viral: Twitter and Facebook failing to contain Covid-19 misinformation
Vladimir Putin has released hundreds of lions and tigers on to the streets of Russia to enforce self-isolation. Hollywood celebrities…
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Twitter to remove tweets sharing fake claims about coronavirus
Tweets which promote fake treatments for the coronavirus or deny expert guidance will be marked as harmful and removed, Twitter…
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NHS enlists help of social media platforms to tackle coronavirus ‘fake news’
Twitter is suspending accounts sharing false coronavirus news at the behest of the NHS, which has put the onus on…
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Twitter and Google grow profits as Facebook slumps amid ‘fake news’ and privacy concerns
Twitter has reported a rise in profits in 2019 while rival social network Facebook faced a rare fall in profits…
By Level of ‘junk news’ shared online ahead of election ‘relatively low’, research finds
So-called “junk news” is on the decline on Twitter but still receives high engagement on Facebook, researchers claim. Analysis of…
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