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Lawyers are prepping an attempt to force the Scottish government to start a 'McMafia' investigation into Trump's golf course
"There is a towering cloud of suspicion hanging over this iconic Scottish property," said Nick Flyn…
Thomas Colson
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Lawyers are trying to convince a judge to allow the Scottish government to investigate the Trump Organization under a 'McMafia' order, citing the New York criminal case
A judge is weighing whether Scottish lawmakers or independent prosecutors have the ability to issue…
Jacob Shamsian,Thomas Colson
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The Facebook pages that spread the most election misinformation belong to Trump, his son, and a set of right-wing commentators, new research finds
The sitting US president and his eldest son were among the top five "superspreaders" of election mi…
Ben Gilbert
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The fate of a 'McMafia' investigation into Trump's Scottish golf course rests on the decision of a judge that could come at any time
A legal hearing this week in judge could decide the fate of a money-laundering probe into Donald T…
Thomas Colson
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Chances of a 'McMafia'-style investigation into Trump's Scottish golf courses are fading after a legal ruling
A judge's decision means Scottish ministers won't be forced to decide whether to pursue a money-lau…
Thomas Colson
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Facebook failed to put fact-check labels on 60% of the most viral posts containing Georgia election misinformation that its own fact-checkers had debunked, a new report says
Facebook is still failing to take action against viral misinformation "copycats," according to an a…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Trump's Scottish golf courses could face 'unexplained wealth order' as legal challenge seeks investigation into their all-cash funding
Donald Trump's purchases of two Scottish golf courses face new scrutiny in a legal challenge.
Thomas Colson
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Scotland could pursue a money-laundering investigation into Trump's golf courses, a judge ruled after lawyers cited the Trump Organization criminal cases in New York
Lawmakers and campaigners have been pushing for an investigation into Trump's all-cash purchases of…
Thomas Colson
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84% of medical misinformation on Facebook is never tagged with a warning, and is viewed billions of times, report says
A report by Avaaz identified 3.8 billion views for medical misinformation on Facebook, most of whic…
Sinéad Baker
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Facebook shut down a network of Steve Bannon-linked pages for spreading election misinformation – but unlike Twitter, it hasn't banned Trump's former chief strategist
The Facebook pages promoted the "Stop the Steal" campaign, which alleges election fraud, and some l…
Grace Dean
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Mark Zuckerberg claimed the reason Facebook keeps showing up in Capitol riot lawsuits is because it's really helpful to police
During a congressional hearing on social-media misinformation, Zuckerberg said Facebook didn't play…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Google and YouTube say they will cut off climate-change deniers from being able to monetize their content and display ads
The company will be using a mix of algorithms and human review to enforce its new monetization poli…
Francis Agustin
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Donald Trump's struggling Scottish golf courses have claimed more than $4 million in UK government aid during the pandemic
Company accounts filed by the holding company of two golf resorts said Brexit also played a role in…
Erin Snodgrass
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A top Facebook exec told a whistleblower her concerns about widespread state-sponsored disinformation meant she had 'job security'
Facebook integrity chief Guy Rosen said concerns about dictators using fake accounts to bolster sup…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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The 10 most-viewed fake-news stories on Facebook in 2019 were just revealed in a new report - take a look
These are just a few of the most-shared political fake news stories of 2019, according to a new stu…
Ben Gilbert
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Facebook found that a vast amount of its anti-vaxx content comes from a hard core of only 111 accounts
Facebook in a report claimed to have identified the most influential anti-vaxx accounts, but it's u…
Tom Porter
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Facebook to warn users who 'liked' coronavirus hoaxes
Last month, Iranian media reported more than 300 people had died and 1,000 were sickened in the co…
PTI
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Facebook announced a new plan to help users make COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Facebook will show you the hours of operation and contact information for vaccine sites, along with…
Allana Akhtar
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An activist group planted an army of cardboard Mark Zuckerberg clones outside the Capitol ahead of blockbuster hearing
WASHINGTON - Activists installed dozens of cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zucke…
Joe Perticone
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Trump's Scottish golf courses could be seized by the government under a plan to force him to reveal their funding
Lawmakers in Scotland want Trump to explain how he funded his lavish golf courses there - or risk h…