Facebook has been cracking down on fake news, but it’s been missing one very important place of conversation.
Messenger, the standalone app for Facebook’s private messaging feature, is not being included in the company’s fact-checking program.
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Facebook and Twitter to provide Brexit disinformation reports soon
A UK parliamentary committee that’s investing fake news has been told by Facebook and Twitter they will provide information relating to Russian interference during the UK’s 2016 Brexit referendum vote in the coming weeks. Read More
Fighting fake news online wins these three projects accolades
There are few greater threats to democracy in the world today than the proliferation of fake news and propaganda.
So it was no surprise that this year’s National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) prestigious Democracy Award focused on websites and research organizations that are countering the distribution of fake news. Read More
Hope Donald Trump has ice handy, because he just got burned by CNN
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Donald Trump can’t stop getting dunked on by news organizations.
On Saturday, Donald Trump took to Twitter for one of his favorite activities: attacking CNN (now in 280 characters!).
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2017
In the tweet, the president once again decries CNN as fake news, this time arguing that CNN International “represents our Nation to the world very poorly.” Read more…
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View More Hope Donald Trump has ice handy, because he just got burned by CNNOh joy! Soon, Facebook will reveal what Russian propaganda you ‘liked’
Exciting news for Facebook users. In the near future, the social network will reveal what Russian propaganda users were exposed to during the 2016 presidential election.
A list of Facebook Pages or Instagram accounts will appear in a new online…
Don’t believe that ‘Aretha Franklin is dead’ tweet
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The daily lesson on debunking fake news is from the textbook on verification.
Take this tweet, which went viral early this morning and is still live:
It Is With Sad News That We Announce The Passing Of The Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin
1942-2017#RipArethaFranklin #ArethaFranklin pic.twitter.com/LPH571dlix— Aretha Franklin (@ArethaFrankIinn) November 21, 2017
Fans on social media were literally freaking out. It didn’t help that the fake Twitter account had the same profile and cover pictures of the official Aretha Franklin one, along with the description and link to her latest album: Read more…
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Crunch Report | The tech companies helping to educate the public on fake news and how to get free Postmates Unlimited
Today’s Stories These tech companies want to get rid of fake news Say goodbye forever to Facebook app invites Apple is giving out free Postmates Unlimited Mashable sells to Ziff Davis Virgin Hyperloop One goes to India Credits Written by: Sarah Buhr Hosted by: Sarah Buhr Filmed by: Joe Zolnoski Edited by: John Murillo Notes: Tito’s continues his journey out in the Outback… Read More
Facebook, Google and others join The Trust Project, an effort to increase transparency around online news
“Fake news” and other misinformation, online propaganda, and satirical content people believe is true have filled the web via search engines and social media, and have caused a rift in how people perceive today’s news organizations and the quality of their coverage. A nonpartisan effort called The Trust Project is working to address this situation by helping online… Read More
Facebook’s ‘Trust Indicators’ is another small, small step in its fake news battle
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Facebook wants you to know what’s fake news and what’s not (supposedly) so it’s released another tool called “Trust Indicators.”
It’s a fancy name, but it’s actually a small move hidden within a little feature. The tiny “i” icon next to articles on News Feed will now include more information about the media outlet behind that story. Publishers can choose to share their ethics policy, corrections policy, fact-checking policy, ownership structure, and masthead, according to a Facebook spokesperson.
The hope is that Facebook users will click through and read each of those sections. Read more…
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The BBC is quoting a dodgy Zimbabwean Twitter account which called for hipsters to be shot
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UPDATE: Nov. 15, 2017, 11:21 a.m. GMT The BBC has apologised for erroneously describing @zanu_pf as the official account of Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF.
Earlier we mistakenly described @zanu_pf as the official account of Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF. We are sorry for any confusion
Follow the latest developments here: https://t.co/KrhuBr7Wbg
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 15, 2017
Confusion and chaos are dominating the news in Zimbabwe after the military took over the national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it wanted to “target criminals” around president Robert Mugabe.
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View More The BBC is quoting a dodgy Zimbabwean Twitter account which called for hipsters to be shotTrump is on pace to lie 8,000 times by the end of his first term
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President Donald Trump is quick to use the term “fake news,” but in reality a lot of what he himself says is as fake, misleading, and inaccurate as it comes. He even tried to claim he came up with the term “fake news.” Add that to growing list of falsehoods.
The Washington Post has been tracking Trump’s lies since he was sworn into office earlier this year. That’s 298 days of falsehoods — some small, others way bigger. The paper’s total is at 1,628 lies, which breaks down to an average of 5.5 lies a day.
Assuming that he continues to lie at the same pace, by the end of the year he should hit about 2,000 false statements. By the end of his first four-year term as president he can be forecast to lie about 8,000 times. Read more…
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View More Trump is on pace to lie 8,000 times by the end of his first termRoy Moore’s wife weaponizes Facebook, and this all feels so uncomfortably normal
Connect with your neighbor, build a community, then make sure everyone believes that the media is out to get Senate candidate Roy Moore.
That’s not really what Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be used for, at least not that last part. Yet it’s…