Engagement with misinformation on Facebook has tripled since the 2016 election - and became even worse in 2020
4 years, 5 months ago

Engagement with misinformation on Facebook has tripled since the 2016 election - and became even worse in 2020

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People clicking, and reading, content from publishers which “repeatedly publish verifiably false content” has increased by 102 per cent, research from the German Marshall Fund states. Fox News, Daily Wire, Breitbart, The Blaze, and Western Journal, are all named by the German Marshall Fund as examples of websites that “failed to gather and present information responsibly” and are deemed ‘Manipulators’. They also found that while content from all the sites they monitored increased slowly between 2016 and 2019, there was a 177 per cent spike during 2020 They found that Fox News gains the most interactions of any of the sites, and while the publisher does not gather and protect information responsibly, according to Newsguard, it does correct errors and discloses its ownership and financing. As “Breitbart’s second strike for misinformation within 90 days, could have resulted in removal from the Facebook News program”, the German Marshall Fund states Facebook has also been criticised for apparently providing preferential treatment for right-wing pages, including Breitbart, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Trump advocates Diamond and Silk, and conservative video maker Prager University.

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Hijacking news: Fake media sites sow Ukraine disinformation
6 days, 11 hours ago

Hijacking news: Fake media sites sow Ukraine disinformation

The Hindu  

A fake news website falsely claimed that Ukraine's president is paying Western reporters to tarnish US President Donald Trump - part of a series of deceptive reports spread by Russian-linked portals mimicking media outlets. Earlier this month, Clear Story News falsely reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was using US taxpayer dollars to pay Western media journalists to target Trump. …

Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news

New Indian Express  

In the present era of instant information, differentiating truth from lies is becoming harder. Despite facing a severe global disinformation crisis, India still lacks a robust legal framework to effectively combat fake news. France and Germany have enacted strict laws that mandate social media platforms to remove fake news within 24 hours or face hefty fines. India’s closest attempt at …

Russia-linked AI websites aim to dupe German voters: Study
2 months ago

Russia-linked AI websites aim to dupe German voters: Study

Hindustan Times  

Fact-checking firm Newsguard and German investigative outlet Correctiv said on Thursday they had identified a cluster of Russia-linked websites that were spreading false stories in an apparent bid to sway Germany's national election in February. An election campaign poster depicting Hubert Aiwanger, state Bavarian's top candidate of the Free Voters party for the upcoming 2025 general election, is pictured in …

How social media giants are moving away from fact-checking
2 months, 1 week ago

How social media giants are moving away from fact-checking

Live Mint  

Earlier this month, Meta, the parent company of four of the world’s top 10 social media platforms, including Facebook, announced it would end its third-party fact-checking programme in the US. In a similar vein, Alphabet, which owns YouTube—the second-largest social media platform—recently informed the European Union that it would not integrate fact-checking into Google search results or YouTube videos, despite …

DC Edit | Meta wrong to end fact checks
Trending News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Meta wrong to end fact checks

Deccan Chronicle  

At the core of this restructuring lies Zuckerberg’s decision to relax content moderation rules and phase out the third-party fact-checking platforms, which he claimed were stifling free speech and promoting bias. The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, will use the community notes system, which is similar to the one used by Trump’s ally Elon Musk-led social media …

Fake news is driving us apart amid disaster — but slanted news is slowly drowning our democracy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake news is driving us apart amid disaster — but slanted news is slowly drowning our democracy

Salon  

The upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States — and the four years of his presidency to follow — will put American democracy to the test. Just a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice struck down a Russian-led effort to distribute fake news about the upcoming election which according to FBI Director …

Why is Meta shutting down fact-checkers? | Explained
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is Meta shutting down fact-checkers? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 7, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will get rid of fact-checkers and simplify content policies by removing restrictions on topics as it is “out of touch with mainstream discourse.” In a five-minute video, he said that the company will return to its roots as the fact-checkers have been “too politically biased” and …

Fact-checking network refutes Zuckerberg's claims of censorship on Meta platform
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fact-checking network refutes Zuckerberg's claims of censorship on Meta platform

Hindustan Times  

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claim that the fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram has veered into censorship is "false", the International Fact-Checking Network said Thursday. The International Fact-Checking Network says that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, is "false" when he says that Facebook and Instagram's fact-checking programs have turned into censorship.) "This is false, and …

Trump's mysterious relationship with Zuckerberg — and the real reason behind Meta's shift
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's mysterious relationship with Zuckerberg — and the real reason behind Meta's shift

Raw Story  

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday morning that across their over-7-billion-user-strong social media empire — Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp — they’ll be dialing back on fact-checking. — Free or inexpensive college doesn’t benefit the nation, but student debt builds “individual responsibility.” — The Democratic Party is filled with sexual monsters and child predators who drink blood. Meta and X could …

Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media?

Al Jazeera  

Meta, the owner of Facebook and other social media platforms, will implement major changes to its content moderation policies, founder Mark Zuckerberg announced this week in a video titled, “More speech and fewer mistakes”. Among the changes, Meta’s use of fact-checking organisations will end abolished and the group will switch to a system of community notes – similar to those …

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
Trending News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

Associated Press  

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week was widely seen in news verification circles as a genuflection to president-elect Donald Trump, whose first term in office popularized the phrase “alternative facts.” Meta is replacing its …

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

New Indian Express  

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. That seems like a simpler time — especially when you consider Meta’s decision to end a fact-checking program on social media apps Facebook, Instagram and Threads and what the ramifications might be for an industry …

Zuckerberg’s Meta risks becoming an engine for Trumpian propaganda
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Zuckerberg’s Meta risks becoming an engine for Trumpian propaganda

The Independent  

During his pre-inauguration press conference, president-elect Donald Trump was asked whether he thought Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook was “because of your threats to him”. Mr Trump replied: “Probably.” At least Mr Trump’s judgement is sound on that – and corroborated by Mr Zuckerberg himself. In a social media clip, the Meta boss freely admitted that “the …

Meta’s Fact-checking: disinformation experts slam Zuckerberg’s decision
Trending News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta’s Fact-checking: disinformation experts slam Zuckerberg’s decision

The Hindu  

Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was going to "get rid" of its third-party fact-checkers in the United States, in a sweeping policy shift that analysts saw as …

'Ending that completely': Facebook gets rid of fact-checkers in wake of Trump's election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Ending that completely': Facebook gets rid of fact-checkers in wake of Trump's election

Raw Story  

Facebook's parent company will make changes to its fact-checking to more closely resemble the site formerly known as Twitter. "We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms," Zuckerberg said in a video posted Tuesday morning. "More specifically, we’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and …

Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds
4 months ago

Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds

CNN  

New York CNN — A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns that some of the biggest online figures can uncritically spread misleading claims. While only 12% of the surveyed influencers said they produced content about “current affairs/politics and …

Compensation from Big Tech key media issue: I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
4 months, 1 week ago

Compensation from Big Tech key media issue: I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Hindustan Times  

Disinformation and fake news online, and fair compensation for news publishers are two of the four biggest challenges faced by the news media today, information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on the occasion of National Press Day on Saturday. Vaishnaw said online platforms, by shying away from responsibility for the content, had let riots occur in developed countries and …

After Trump's victory, U.S. election falsehoods shift left
4 months, 2 weeks ago

After Trump's victory, U.S. election falsehoods shift left

Raw Story  

Right-wing falsehoods about voter fraud fell off a cliff after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election, but American liberals took a page from their playbook to push wild conspiracy theories that have fueled doubt about the democratic process. "What we're seeing now is an uptick in election fraud claims from the left, particularly in the days following Election Day …

Fake AI ‘slop’ posts about Elon Musk surge on Facebook after election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake AI ‘slop’ posts about Elon Musk surge on Facebook after election

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Numerous examples of AI-generated …

It's bad enough that Albo wants to throw you in jail for Facebook posts. But behind the 1984-style 'misinformation bill' is a shocking act of Labor hypocrisy no one is talking about
4 months, 2 weeks ago

It's bad enough that Albo wants to throw you in jail for Facebook posts. But behind the 1984-style 'misinformation bill' is a shocking act of Labor hypocrisy no one is talking about

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese's plan to censor your personal opinions - if they differ from his - has some eerie parallels to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. The likes of pregnant Ballarat woman Zoe Buhler - arrested at her house in September 2020 for writing a Facebook post opposing Victoria's lockdowns - would have also faced severe penalties. The likes of Ballarat mum …

Want to combat online misinformation? Regulate the architecture of social media platforms, not their content
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Want to combat online misinformation? Regulate the architecture of social media platforms, not their content

ABC  

Over the past couple of decades, social media platforms have evolved from simple networking sites into powerful forces that shape public opinion, influence elections, impact public health, and affect social cohesion. The growing role of social media platforms in disseminating information and the need to ensure the integrity of this information make discussions about regulation more urgent than ever. Focus …

Misinformation fears mount over second Trump term
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Misinformation fears mount over second Trump term

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's election victory paves the way for a fresh wave of misinformation, not only around politics but also on vaccines and climate, with his expected cabinet picks ready to challenge the scientific community. "The problem of misinformation and disinformation is the worst it's ever been," said Bill Adair, a Duke University professor who founded the fact-checking site PolitiFact and …

Musk's Social Media Platform X: A Key Source of Election Misinformation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Musk's Social Media Platform X: A Key Source of Election Misinformation

Firstpost  

Experts have highlighted the influence of Elon Musk and the social media platform X in the dissemination of misleading narratives related to the US elections. X's vast influence contributes to the spread of false or misleading statements made by Musk, particularly in swing states. Musk's rollback of content moderation efforts and the layoffs of a significant portion of the workforce …

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media

Bloomberg  

Heading into the US presidential election four years ago, Facebook and Twitter instituted substantial policies to combat misleading political content, touted their investments into content moderation and promised to do all they could to avoid a free-for-all on their platforms. Just before Election Day in 2020, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told investors the election would be a test …

‘Chaos and confusion’: Microsoft braces for foreign election interference in days ahead
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Chaos and confusion’: Microsoft braces for foreign election interference in days ahead

Politico  

In recent months, Russian disinformation campaigns designed to disparage Vice President Kamala Harris have experimented with artificial intelligence to create or enhance fake content. And Iranian hackers have successfully infiltrated former President Donald Trump’s campaign. Microsoft’s election defense efforts focus on these foreign adversaries because they “have the funding to be persistent over time” and are willing to “pick up …

Profiteers Are Exploiting US Election Conspiracies and Hate to Make Millions
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Profiteers Are Exploiting US Election Conspiracies and Hate to Make Millions

Wired  

This story was copublished in partnership with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. “Make cats safe again” read the MAGA-style baseball caps perched on the heads of five AI-generated felines printed on a black T-shirt alongside a Trump 2024 banner. United Patriot is one of four ecommerce companies identified by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism that have been advertising merchandise, often …

Misinformation-Packed Ads Thriving On Facebook Just Days Out From The Election
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Misinformation-Packed Ads Thriving On Facebook Just Days Out From The Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Several recent media investigations have found that false and misleading election ads are running rampant on Facebook just days out from the election, seemingly in violation of parent company Meta’s policies. Meta did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s inquiries as to whether these ads violate the company’s election misinformation policies, but spokesperson Ryan Daniels defended running Musk’s …

Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
55 years, 2 months ago

Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online

Wired  

Election workers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are not destroying mail-in ballots cast for former president Donald Trump. The Department of Defense did not issue a directive last month giving US soldiers unprecedented authority to use lethal force against Trump supporters who riot if the former president loses next week. These are just a small sample of the flood of voting-related …

Are we misinformed about misinformation?
5 months ago

Are we misinformed about misinformation?

Salon  

In June, the journal Nature published a perspective suggesting that the harms of online misinformation have been misunderstood. The paper’s authors, representing four universities and Microsoft, conducted a review of the behavioral science literature and identified what they characterize as three common misperceptions: That the average person’s exposure to false and inflammatory content is high, that algorithms are driving this …

Beware: U.S. election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'
5 months, 1 week ago

Beware: U.S. election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'

Raw Story  

"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods. It is yet another disinformation trend undermining trust in traditional media -- already at historic lows, surveys show -- alongside the proliferation of fake "news" sites and the …

Truth Social users say they’ve been scammed out of massive amounts of cash
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Truth Social users say they’ve been scammed out of massive amounts of cash

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Users of Donald Trump’s …

Election misinformation is going viral on Facebook while Zuckerberg makes amends with the GOP
6 months ago

Election misinformation is going viral on Facebook while Zuckerberg makes amends with the GOP

Salon  

David Bowens, director of elections in Durham County, North Carolina — one of the most populated areas of the swing state— received an email in July notifying him that a Facebook post containing voting misinformation was going viral, CNBC reported. The North Carolina State Board of Elections had to flag the post itself, warning voters that false “posts have been …

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Spreading Disinformation Ahead Of Presidential Election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Spreading Disinformation Ahead Of Presidential Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced wide-ranging actions Wednesday meant to call out Russian influence in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, unsealing criminal charges against two employees of a Russian state-run media company and seizing internet domains used by the Kremlin to spread disinformation. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the actions relate to Russia’s use of state …

U.S. accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation before Nov. 5 election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation before Nov. 5 election

LA Times  

Gen. Merrick Garland speaks during a meeting of the Election Threats Task Force at the Department of Justice on Wednesday. The Biden administration announced wide-ranging actions Wednesday meant to call out Russian influence in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, unsealing criminal charges against two employees of a Russian state-run media company and seizing internet domains used by the Kremlin to …

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter
7 months ago

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter

Hindustan Times  

Meta founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the United States House Judiciary Committee that says the Joe Biden administration “pressured” the digital giant to “censor” content on its platforms, including Facebook, has been weaponised by the Republicans in the election season. The Republicans have long claimed that social media companies have been colluding with liberal political persuasions and censoring conservative voices, …

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
7 months ago

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from …

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says
7 months ago

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2018. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In …

Swinney: Social media giants must crack down on ‘dangerous’ disinformation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Swinney: Social media giants must crack down on ‘dangerous’ disinformation

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Swinney has urged social media giants to …

Trump’s Truth Social nears lowest audience mark since its launch, report says
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump’s Truth Social nears lowest audience mark since its launch, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Donald …

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say
8 months ago

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

The Hindu  

The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America's adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. “The American public should know that content that they read online — especially on social media — …

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say
8 months ago

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. What hasn’t changed, intelligence officials said, is the determination of these nations to seed the …

Conspiracy theories spread wildly after the first assassination attempt on a US president in the social media age
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Conspiracy theories spread wildly after the first assassination attempt on a US president in the social media age

CNN  

CNN — Saturday’s shooting at a Donald Trump rally was the first assassination attempt of a US presidential candidate in the age of social media – and the former president had barely been hit before the internet was abuzz with all sorts of unsubstantiated explanations for what had, or had not, occurred. Conspiracy theories spread wildly Almost immediately after Trump …

Many California voters get their info from social media, even if they don’t trust it, poll shows
9 months, 1 week ago

Many California voters get their info from social media, even if they don’t trust it, poll shows

LA Times  

In California, where a ballot often contains pages of candidates and initiatives, most voters rely on the state-provided guide for election information, a new poll has found. But with so much at stake, Californians UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found that 58% of voters turn to the official voter guides, 40% to newspapers or magazines, 39% to search engines …

Collaboration key in fight against disinformation: Bertelsmann Foundation report
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Collaboration key in fight against disinformation: Bertelsmann Foundation report

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 14, 2024 15:44 IST - 4 MINS READ Transnational cooperation between civil society organisations, media outlets, and the world’s largest technology companies is needed to effectively combat disinformation, according to a new analysis by the non-profit think-tank Bertelsmann Foundation. “We also need pre-bunking,” she said, referring to a strategy of alerting people to fake content before they …

Fake news on social media is the problem we’re all ignoring – trust me, I worked for Twitter
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake news on social media is the problem we’re all ignoring – trust me, I worked for Twitter

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Back when I worked at Twitter, …

European Union braces for foreign disinformation as voters head to polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

European Union braces for foreign disinformation as voters head to polls

Hindustan Times  

BRUSSELS — Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc's parliament, in a major democratic exercise that's also likely to be overshadowed by online disinformation. Tusk, meanwhile, called out Russia's “destabilization strategy on the eve of the European elections.” On a broader level, the goal of “disinformation campaigns is often not to disrupt …

Intelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Intelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With only five months before voters head to the polls, the U.S. may be more vulnerable to foreign disinformation aimed at influencing voters and undermining democracy than it was before the 2020 election, the leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday. As a result, the U.S. could face a greater threat of foreign disinformation ahead of the …

SPOTLIGHT | How ‘cheapfakes’ are pushing misinformation in the 2024 Lok Sabha election
9 months, 4 weeks ago

SPOTLIGHT | How ‘cheapfakes’ are pushing misinformation in the 2024 Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

Published : May 31, 2024 18:19 IST - 5 MINS READ The 2024 general election was in full swing when hundreds of social media users shared a video that appeared to show Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying the ruling party wanted to scrap a quota system aimed at undoing centuries of caste discrimination. “From what we can tell, it’s …

'Warning signs' for Truth Social as users flee platform while Trump's legal woes grow
10 months ago

'Warning signs' for Truth Social as users flee platform while Trump's legal woes grow

Raw Story  

Not only is Donald Trump's Truth Social losing money at an astonishing pace, it is also shedding users who appear to be abandoning the embattled president, reports CNBC. According to CNBC's Kevin Breuninger, "Nearly two-and-a-half years after its launch, Truth Social is struggling to hang onto its small U.S. user base," adding, "So far in May, U.S. daily visits to …

The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation

BBC  

The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation Javier Hirschfeld/Getty Images The Sift method is a way to spot misinformation Pioneered by digital literacy experts, the "Sift" strategy is a technique for spotting fake news and misleading social media posts, says Amanda Ruggeri. What you're looking for is whether a more trustworthy source, like a reputable news outlet or …

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