fake news

Donald Trump claims CBS's 60 Minutes paid him £13 million after allegedly editing Kamala Harris's interview before the 2024 election—reigniting his war on 'fake news.'

Samantha Gwen Baniqued Nov 04, 2025

Donald Trump blasted ABC and NBC as 'biased' and demanded their FCC licenses be revoked – but do the networks actually hold one?

Giuliano de Leon Aug 25, 2025

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

Vinay Patel Dec 29, 2024

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.

Pratiti Nath Jan 31, 2024

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

Sadhna Yadav Jun 15, 2022

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

John Diente Sep 25, 2020

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

John Diente May 13, 2020

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.

John Diente May 07, 2020

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

Agrima Tikader Aug 26, 2019

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

Rishabh Jain Aug 16, 2019

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

Evan Niu Apr 11, 2019

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

Neil Murphy Mar 09, 2018

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

David Brennan Feb 01, 2018

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

Ivor Gaber Jan 29, 2018

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.

Jason Murdock Jan 23, 2018

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.

Charlotte Tobitt Jan 22, 2018

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

Ewan Palmer Jan 22, 2018

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

Lara Rebello Jan 18, 2018

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

Aristos Georgiou Jan 16, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 13, 2018

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.

Charlotte Tobitt Jan 11, 2018

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

Charlotte Tobitt Jan 05, 2018

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".

Jason Murdock Jan 03, 2018

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

Brendan Cole Dec 28, 2017

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 28, 2017

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

Neil Murphy Dec 27, 2017

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".

Charlotte Tobitt Dec 22, 2017

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.

Jason Murdock Dec 21, 2017

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 14, 2017

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

Brendan Cole Dec 14, 2017