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Fact-checking orgs have called out YouTube for allowing itself to be 'weaponized,' and say the video platform hasn't done enough to combat fake news
In an open letter, the fact-checking groups said YouTube "has so far framed discussions about disin…
Huileng Tan
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We asked 5 recruiters what they'd fact-check on George Santos' résumé. The answer: everything.
The New York congressman's résumé contained enough red flags that recruiters said they would be sus…
Rebecca Knight,Shana Lebowitz
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Banks to be closed for 50% of the days in November – Check out details
Bank holidays in any month can fall under national holidays, regional holidays and weekend hol…
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Facebook won't be fact-checking Donald Trump now he's announced he's running for president in 2024
Facebook parent Meta emailed staff Tuesday saying a Trump presidential bid makes him a "politician"…
Kate Duffy
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The FEC unanimously rejected Matt Gaetz's complaint accusing Twitter of interfering in the 2020 election by using fact-check labels on Trump's tweets
Gaetz called Twitter the "wet-market of ideas" and said the company was engaging in "domestic elect…
Bryan Metzger
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Zuckerberg denied saying he wouldn't fact-check political posts if Trump didn't impose 'heavy-handed regulations,' a new book claims
Peter Thiel told an associate that Zuckerberg, Trump, and Jared Kushner discussed the agreement dur…
Lauren Frias
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The FEC unanimously rejected Matt Gaetz's complaint against Twitter over an alleged 2018 'shadow ban'
The FEC found that Twitter didn't violate campaign finance law and has legitimate business reasons …
Bryan Metzger
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Google's GPT-4 rival Gemini is failing to get basic facts right, and tells people to Google it when asked about some controversial topics
Social media users have been calling out Google's Bard chatbot, which is now running off a limited …
Tom Carter
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Here's how Telegram videos that circulate on X make separating fact from fiction a nightmare for Elon Musk
Elon Musk has struggled to contain the spread of false information about the Israel-Gaza conflict, …
Hasan Chowdhury
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Elon Musk says Tucker Carlson will be subject to Twitter's fact-checking force, Community Notes. This might be a problem for a TV host whose record on Snopes isn't exactly the cleanest.
Tucker Carlson never had to face followers on Fox News, but on Twitter, he's opening himself up to …
Hannah Getahun,Lloyd Lee
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Facebook may restrict accounts that repeatedly spread misinformation
Misinformation on social media is a raging issue
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Fox News corrects segments on Biden's nonexistent plan to limit Americans' red-meat consumption to 4 pounds per year
Stories about Biden taking away Americans' burgers dominated conservative media over the weekend, d…
Jake Lahut
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Twitter's Birdwatch feature hopes to combat misinformation. Here's how it works and how to sign up for it
Twitter's Birdwatch feature lets users flag tweets they believe are misleading or need additional c…
Meira Gebel
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Here are the false and misleading claims Trump made in his CPAC speech
In his first major speech since leaving the White House in January, Trump again falsely said he won…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Banks closed for 1/3rd of October 2023 – Check out dates and details
Over the past few years, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana saw the creation of over 40 crore ba…
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The White House deleted a tweet that credited Biden for an increase in Social Security payments after a Twitter feature gave it a fact-check label
The White House said the tweet lacked context, but it wasn't the first time Biden touted the Social…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Press Information Bureau sets up COVID-19 fact check unit
The PIB will also release a daily bulletin at 8 pm everyday to inform regarding Centre's decisions …
PTI
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Republican Sen. Mike Lee said fact-checking is a form of censorship
Lee made the comment in a Senate hearing where Republicans said Twitter, Facebook, and Google were …
Kelsey Vlamis
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How to fact check fake news on WhatsApp
In 2018, 29 people were killed in India by mobs after fake messages about alleged child-lifting …
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The CEO of fact-checking site Snopes was caught plagiarizing dozens of articles
"There is no excuse for my serious lapses in judgement," Snopes CEO and cofounder David Mikkelson s…