Twitter Shares Fall After Fake Account Purge
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.
Trump China Restrictions Looser Than Expected
The White House's new restrictions on Chinese tech investment in the U.S. were a breath of fresh air for the markets.
Spread Of Fake News On WhatsApp Worries Government Officials
The use of WhatsApp in spreading fake news in certain countries is causing some governments to worry.
Young People Are Abandoning Facebook As News Platform
A Reuters study found that young people prefer apps like WhatsApp over Facebook for discussing news.
Zuckerberg's EU Parliament Testimony To Be Livestreamed
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in front of European Parliament will, in fact, be livestreamed, despite initially being a private meeting.
Facebook Releases Detailed Moderation Data
Facebook released detailed data on how many pieces of objectionable content the site had to remove in the past several months.
Twitter Users Spread Misinformation During Crises
Active users of Twitter shared rumors and unverified information rapidly during two disasters, and very few bothered to correct the misinformation even after being proven wrong, a study of their tweets found.
Sandy Hook Parents Sue Alex Jones
InfoWars radio host Alex Jones was sued by three Sandy Hook parents for repeatedly claiming the 2012 school shooting was a hoax perpetrated on behalf of gun control proponents.
Fox News Cites Data Calling Network Untrustworthy
Fox News aired a graphic on Sunday's episode of "Media Buzz" that cited data calling the network untrustworthy.
Trump To Skip White House Correspondents' Dinner, Again
President Donald Trump confirmed he will once again skip the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Facebook Launches New Anti-Fake News Feature
Facebook announced a new feature that will allow users to more thoroughly and accurately judge sources of news articles they see on their news feeds.
Sinclair Criticized For Running Right-Wing Political Promos
SBG, which owns more than 170 news channels across the United States, have reportedly compelled anchors and reporters to become mouthpieces for right-wing politics by forcing “must-run” segments on their outlets.
YouTube Plans To Use Wikipedia To Fight Conspiracy Videos
YouTube will use information from Wikipedia in attempts to combat conspiracy theories.
Girl Found Dead After Suicide Prank Video
A mother discovered her daughter had taken her own life shortly after she recorded a video of herself mimicking a suicide attempt.
Fake News Spreads Like Wildfire On Twitter
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found human users of Twitter shared falsehoods faster and more widely than they shared facts.
Major Brands Pull Ads From Alex Jones' YouTube Channel
Companies like Nike, Moen, Expedia, Acer, ClassPass, Honey, Alibaba, and OneFamily have suspended their ads from Alex Jones’ channel.
InfoWars' Alex Jones Sued For Racism And Anti-Semitism
A complaint filed by a former employee claimed Alex Jones reportedly called him "the resident Jew" or "the Jewish individual."
Milo Yiannopoulos Is InfoWars Pitchman For Dietary Pills
Former Breitbart tech editor and attempted author Milo Yiannopoulos has a new gig: InfoWars dietary pill pitchman.
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Radio Host Alex Jones And Author Neil Strauss Partnering On Book
In the 27-page proposal that was presented to the publishers, Jones said the book is "about the front lines of the war for your mind."
Man Who Threatened To Kill CNN Staff Over 'Fake News,' Arrested
Brandon Griesemer called CNN "fake news" and said he was "coming to gun you all down."
WhatsApp Tweaking Notification System
WhatsApp is implementing changes to its notification system to combat the spread of spam and fake news.
Trump Campaign Asks People To Crown 'King Of Fake News'
The email contained the picture of a trophy with the words "KING OF FAKE NEWS" written on it and a link to a survey on the GOP website asking people to select whom to give the crown to, from a list of news organizations.
Donald Trump Announces Fake News Awards For CNN, Others
Trump took to Twitter to announce winners of his self-proclaimed awards and shared a link to the list put up on the GOP website, which crashed immediately due to high incoming traffic.
Height Growth Spurt On Space Station Was 'Measurement Error'
Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai said Monday he had become 3 inches taller after spending only three weeks aboard the International Space Station.
'Gorilla Channel’ Book Excerpt About Trump Is Fake News
The "gorilla channel" myth has been debunked but more memes continue to surface.
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