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Let's call it the YouTube election
Donald Trump won the election with the help of personalities like Joe Rogan. He's a podcaster, but …
Peter Kafka
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Social media's favorite fake rich kid opens up about his online persona — and his new real-life job
Does Aris Yeager really live the lifestyle of his satirical persona Louis?
William Edwards
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Heads-up for people sharing fake political news on social media: You may be prone to psychosis or schizophrenia!
Social media has significantly broadened our exposure to various mental health disorders. The multi…
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A small number of ‘superspreaders’ are propagating most of the misinformation on Twitter, study finds
Building on our understanding on the spread of misinformation on social media, a team of analysts a…
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Donald Trump's social media company has new worries and investors don't care
If this was a typical company, the departure of its COO and allegations of a whistleblower complain…
Peter Kafka
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Unravelling the virality of death hoaxes—featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar and now Shreyas Talpade
From fake rumours of Amitabh Bachchan dying in a car crash to Lata Mangeshkar tweeting to confirm s…
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Kerala government implements 'Fake News detection' in school textbooks
In a move to empower school children, the Kerala government to include the identification of fake n…
ANI
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Mike Huckabee is the unlikely avenger of deep-faked celebrities
Oprah, Taylor Smith, Tom Hanks, and Jennifer Aniston don't run to court when they're deepfaked. Mik…
Laura Italiano
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NSE, BSE advise investors against dealing with entities assuring unreal returns
The joint advisory accused those entities of showcasing fake certificates purportedly issued by SEB…
ANI
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Trump's victory shows the flagging influence of mainstream media
Trump's online strategies, including podcast appearances, reflect the waning power of legacy media …
Lindsay Dodgson,Mikhaila Friel
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Tired of blatant misinformation in the media? This video game can help you and your family fight fake news!
Developed specifically for research and educational purposes, the award-winning video game 'Bad New…
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Engagement bait's rise on Threads is another example of how we just can't help ourselves on social media
There's often something in your behavior on social media that's leading the apps to send those post…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Elon Musk claims 'record high' X usage
Musk said that X experienced a total of "417 billion user-seconds globally" in one day. In a post o…
ANI
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A travel influencer said social media has become a 'copycat rabbit hole' with little support for original content creators
Bree Rose, a popular travel influencer, said she thinks social media favors trend-driven content an…
Kelsey Vlamis
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US intel says Russian actors made the fake Georgia voter fraud video — and expects more to come
Russian influence actors created a fake Georgia voter fraud video, a group of US intelligence offic…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Parents are split on whether it's OK to post back-to-school photos on social media. Experts are too.
Safety experts and parents share their views on the potential dangers of posting back-to-school pho…
Jane Ridley
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Trump authorized the CIA to smear the Chinese government with fake social-media accounts: Reuters
"We wanted them chasing ghosts," said a former official, who told Reuters the campaign was meant to…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Disney is avoiding more political dust-ups, but Netflix is bringing the fight to the media giant when it comes to live sports
Disney reported strong earnings and avoided the political discourse, but Netflix's push into live s…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Trump says he won't sell surging Truth Social stock — and calls for investigations into whoever is saying he will
Donald Trump threatened the "market manipulators" he said were spreading the "probably illegal rumo…
Geoff Weiss
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Fake AI images now contributing to misinformation spread nearly as much as traditionally altered media: Research
Fake images churned out by artificial intelligence (AI) are now spreading at an alarming rate, near…