FAKE NEWS

Facebook purged the site and Instagram of more than 82 pages from Iran for spam-like behavior.

Political ad buyers on Facebook can still hide their identities, despite increased transparency rules.

Hundreds of political Facebook pages were purged for what Facebook said was coordinated, inauthentic behavior to drive up traffic.

A social media study found that a large number of fake news Twitter accounts from the 2016 election are still active.

Facebook announced Thursday it would fact-check photos and videos on the site, not just articles.

It said in a tweet that the accounts had violated its behavior policies.

Scientists have found a noticeable sign that could be used to find if a video is real or deepfake.

Instagram will now let sufficiently large accounts request to be verified so they can prove their authenticity.

Through a network of fake news websites and fraudulent social media personas spread across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus and YouTube, the Iranian-linked campaign pushed narratives in line with the country's interests.

A new report indicated some Facebook users are scored by the site based on trustworthiness.

President Donald Trump said it is "dangerous" for sites like Facebook to ban "certain" accounts.

Twitter finally suspended Alex Jones, but he is just in read-only mode for seven days.

YouTube joined Facebook and Apple on Monday as the latest tech companies to purge Alex Jones from their platforms. Twitter offered a response to the decision.

The move by Apple is the most sweeping of a recent crackdown on Jones's programs by Facebook and other online sites that have suspended or removed some of his conspiracy-driven content.

Amazon removed a handful of items with Nazi imagery after pressure from congressman Keith Ellison.

Alex Jones and his Infowars talk show are well-known for their absurd claims involving conspiracy theories, and Spotify is under pressure from several users to discontinue the podcast.

A report state a Russian agency was impersonating local American news outlets on Twitter.

Facebook's first round of original, fully funded news programming will debut on July 16.

Twitter shares fell by eight percent on Monday after a Friday report that the company was purging as many as a million fake accounts per day from the platform.

The White House's new restrictions on Chinese tech investment in the U.S. were a breath of fresh air for the markets.

The use of WhatsApp in spreading fake news in certain countries is causing some governments to worry.