BuzzFeed has obtained a statement from Facebook in which the tech giant admits, for the first time, that some Russia-linked accounts may have used its platform to try to interfere in the UK’s European Union referendum vote in June 2016. Read More
Category: Fake News
Facebook says Russia did try to meddle in Brexit vote
BuzzFeed has obtained a statement from Facebook in which the tech giant admits, for the first time, that some Russia-linked accounts may have used its platform to try to interfere in the UK’s European Union referendum vote in June 2016. Read More
‘Fake news’ isn’t just a U.S. problem — it’s everywhere
Before the election, few Americans had heard of “fake news.”
Now, they’re all too aware: of the Russia-linked Facebook accounts that reached 126 million people, the deranged PizzaGate conspiracy, and the teens in Macedonia spreading lies to mak…
The koi that ate America
If you’re the sort of person who gets news from social media, it’s very possible you saw a viral story today about Trump dumping a bunch of fish food into a koi pond. The president met with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, and they took a moment t…
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Google: Do better.
That was among the big takeaways on Sunday afternoon as people scrambled to learn more about the shooter who killed 26 people that day at a church in Texas. Instead of being given legitimate insight and hard news, Google served people a litany of false information and propaganda—the kind meant to inflame people’s emotions, and drive them apart. Call it whatever you want, so long as you don’t call it news.
And that is, let’s be real, what Google gave to everyone. Front and center.
The results featured a now-typical lineup of chum for the far right: Islam, Antifa, Hillary Clinton, et al. Read more…
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Google is surfacing Texas shooter misinformation in search results — thanks also to Twitter
Google has once again been called out for algorithmically encouraging the spread of dubious, politically charged speculation and misinformation around a topical news event. Read More
View More Google is surfacing Texas shooter misinformation in search results — thanks also to TwitterGoogle algorithm surfaces Twitter conspiracy theories about Texas gunman
In the wake of the Las Vegas attack last month, Google’s algorithm was under scrutiny for listing conspiracy theories originated from 4chan that wrongly identified a man named Geary Danley as the gunman.
SEE ALSO: Google algorithm fail puts 4ch…
Texas congressman falls for recurring hoax and names false shooter on CNN
It’s happened again, and this time it was even broadcast on a national channel.
SEE ALSO: Never believe any breaking report on Twitter naming this comedian as the attacker
Months ago, we warned about a disturbing hoax making the rounds every ti…
2 senators just trolled Facebook
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Russia’s not the only country who knows how to troll.
Two Democratic senators created a Facebook page for a fake political group, just to prove that they could.
Ads for the page — created by Mark Warner of Virginia and Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar — were able to reach 1,407 Washington D.C.-based journalists, and 1,369 other Capitol Hill staffers. They only paid $20.
Yes. That’s how easy it is to spread fake news.
The page promoted a non-existent political group called Americans for Discourse Solutions. Over 24 hours, the two senators bought ads to target the staffers and journalists in question. Read more…
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