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WhatsApp and Facebook are ‘reacting’ to curb fake news — some countries enact prohibitive laws
Given that misinformation spreads so quickly, there are some countries -- such as Singapore an…
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An army of volunteers who mobilized on Facebook are racing around the world to hand-carry Malaysian election votes to the ballot box
Late on Monday night Kristina Mariswamy found herself at Houston's international airport, ho…
Tara Francis Chan
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India sets up a panel to monitor fake news ahead of the general elections
Around the world, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines are also mulling over their options …
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A South Pacific nation is banning Facebook for a month as the region grapples with fake news and censorship
"It's astonishing that Facebook is using a group of less-developed countries as guinea pigs for the…
Tara Francis Chan
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'I am not perfect': Malaysia's former prime minister released a pre-recorded video hours after being arrested for corruption
Najib has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but the existence and tone of the video, in which he ap…
Tara Francis Chan
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What is 'fake news'?
On Thursday, meanwhile, Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald mistakenly reported that Trump supporters had bo…
Brett LoGiurato
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Delhi Law Minister caught faking Law degree
Delhi’s Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar was arrested today for faking his Law degree.The leader w…
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Here's who fake news affects most
Stelter weighed in on the struggle defining fake news, saying, "This concept of fake news, the most…
Daniel Jason
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Putin is now going after people's money and property if they criticize the war in Ukraine
A law passed in March 2022 already imposes jail terms and fines on those spreading "fake news" agai…
Huileng Tan
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10 things you need to know before the opening bell
8. Stocks are dropping today in a day of uncertainty in politics. US futures are sliding with the S…
Yusuf Khan
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Supreme Court tells Indian government and Twitter to find a way to curb hate speech online and shut down fake accounts
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Twitter on a plea seeking a mechanism…
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BBC, CNN and others are suspending operations or halting their broadcast in Russia after Putin pushes 'fake news' law
The law, which could go into effect on Saturday, says journalists who describe Russia's invasion of…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Not all laws and agreements are 'fake news': EU leader blasts Trump's reported plan to leave the Paris agreement
"It would take three to four years after the agreement came into force in November 2016 to leave th…
Sonam Sheth
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Facebook, Google and Twitter have till April to tell the Delhi High Court who's in charge of removing fake news
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to social networking platforms — including Facebook, Google an…
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Russia has banned fake news, while also being one of the world's prime exporters of fake news
The European Union has launched a "war against disinformation" originating in Russia, while Sky New…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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TikTok suspends all livestreaming and content sharing in Russia in response to the country's new controversial 'fake news' law
The ban is a response to the Russian policy enacted on Friday, which threatens imprisonment for sha…
Bethany Biron
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South Korean Media: Kim Jong-un Ordered The Execution Of His Uncle's Entire Family
The executed relatives include Jang's sister Jang Kye-sun, her husband and Ambassador to Cuba Jon Y…
Pamela Engel,Michael Kelley
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Facebook will test 'fake news' filtering in Germany
The proliferation of misleading and false news stories on Facebook has been a heated point of debat…