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A false report claimed Steve Harvey's death, sparking widespread panic. The incident highlights the growing threat of AI-generated misinformation.

The Online Safety Act has become a law after years of campaigning to protect UK children and adults from cyberbullying and harassment including revenge porn and online trolls.

Russia has barred as many as 29 UK journalists, including journalists from the BBC, the Guardian, Times and the Independent, from entering the country.

The tool which will be used by the Oversight Board was curated by its members along with Facebook's engineers.

Healthcare professionals have been voicing their concerns regarding the upsurge of fake news amid the SARS-CoV-2 crisis.

Last month, Whatsapp made a move to stop misinformation after it imposed a limit to the number of people a user can forward a message to.

A report claiming that Trump had been asking about nuking hurricanes deemed as 'FAKE NEWS' on Trump's twitter.

The social networks are working to vet out abuse and fake news after complaints from users around the world.

The social networking giant keeps improving the health of its platforms.

An MIT report shows how false news spreads "faster and deeper" than real news items on Twitter.

New analysis of two letters, supposedly written by the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper, suggests that they may have been penned by journalists.

Fake news has three distinct meanings, and only one of them is legitimate.

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, said that the social networking giant needs to do more to combat election interference, terrorist content and fake news.

Waterstones and Daunt Books in the UK have been spotted using printouts of the US president's own scathing tweets to help promote Fire and Fury in their front windows.

Annual Edelman Trust Barometer shows population is losing faith in social media and government not trusted by majority of population.

The US president has been criticised as being fascist and undemocratic for his latest move to attack and undermine the American media.

When discussing public issues, Americans are significantly less reliant on facts than they were two decades ago, the report suggests.

The fake article appeared on the All Whites' official website claiming his resignation was effective immediately.

Donald Trump wants to take a strong look at libel laws in the US, while ignoring that he has made 2,000 false or misleading claims since coming to office.

Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Samantha Bee were among those mocking Donald Trump's upcoming "Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards of the Year".

Dating website eHarmony has been banned from using an advertisement that claimed its service used science to help its users to "stack the odds of finding lasting love".

The DCMS select committee has demanded that Twitter and Facebook hand over information about Russian interference in the EU referendum.

"Putting a strong image, like a red flag, next to an article may actually entrench deeply held beliefs," Facebook said.

NYU student's research reveals how Donald Trump attacked the media nearly one thousand times on Twitter.

Former congressman Pete Hoekstra was caught in a tricky situation on Dutch TV programme Nieuwsuur after a reporter asked him about claims Netherlands has "no-go zones".

Facebook is changing how it identifies "fake news" for users, dropping its 'disputed flags' in favour of 'related articles' that add context to stories on the social network.

Twitter couldn't stop taunting the president over his latest spelling error while ranting about "fake news."

Ex-British prime minister, David Cameron, says Donald Trump is undermining western democracy with his attacks on the media.

"The liar of all liars complaining about an honest mistake," one person tweeted.

The Dubai municipality was forced to respond to internet rumours about the soft drink by saying that Pepsi could not spreads HIV.