Collaborate Disseminate
Facebook’s relying on demotion instead of removal, so users will still be able to share content, even if Full Fact rates it inaccurate. Continue reading Facebook to start fact-checking fake news in the UK
Researchers say people over 65 are seven times more likely to share fake news than 18 to 29-year-olds. Continue reading Is fake-news sharing driven by age, not politics?
A paper that claimed the quality of information doesn’t factor into how viral it becomes under conditions of “information overload” has been retracted. Continue reading Researchers Retract Study That Said Fake News Is Just as Likely to Go Viral as the Truth
The technique can be used to spread disinformation while leveraging the trust people have in Google’s search results. Continue reading Google Search Results Spoofed to Create Fake News
A new study found that age was the main factor that determined whether someone would spread misinformation on Facebook. Continue reading Boomers Share the Most Fake News on Facebook, Study Finds
Stop shaking your head about “WhatsApp Gold” flimflam and start spreading these REAL nuggets of hoax-clobbering advice! Continue reading How to spot a social media hoax
Facebook and Twitter got a lot of heat, but “Instagram’s appeal is that’s where the kids are, and that seems to be where the Russians went.” Continue reading Instagram became the preferred tool in Russia’s propaganda war
A lack of trust in the mainstream media has led to dissemination of a large amount of false digital information on social networks, but in India it appears things have taken a turn for the worst, according to BBC researchers. The acute spread of fake n… Continue reading WhatsApp overwhelmed by volume of fake news spread in India through group messaging, researchers find
Just a couple of weeks before the US midterm elections, journalists have revealed that Facebook is continuing to approve fake advertisements from fake sources. Continue reading Facebook is still approving fake political ads
The social network will crack down on those spreading disinformation in an effort to keep people away from the polls. Continue reading Facebook Expands Efforts to Squash Voter Suppression