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How to fact check fake news on Google
The fake news problem is amplified further when it reaches the first page of Google search. Whil…
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India-based firms are creating fake WHO accounts to scam business leaders
San Francisco, May 28 (IANS) Several India-based firms are spoofing the World Health Organisation (…
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These New Fake Accounts On Instagram Are Pretending To Be You
But the new spambots are different than the Instagram accounts set up earlier in this year, which i…
Maya Kosoff
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Binance's CEO said thousands of people are falsely claiming to be his employees on LinkedIn. Experts warn it's an example of the platform's growing problem with fake accounts.
While recent dialogue around fake accounts has focused on claims against Twitter, experts warn fake…
Samantha Delouya
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New X users will need to pay for posting: Elon Musk
In a dampener for new X users, Elon Musk has announced they may be charged for posting content on t…
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Facebook removes 915 malicious accounts and 606 fake accounts from Instagram in February
It removed 530 Instagram accounts that originated primarily in Russia and targeted domesti…
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Fake accounts are stealing donations to the PM CARES Fund — Here's to how to keep from getting scammed
Last week Prime Minister Modi asked citizens to help in the fight against Coronavirus by donating t…
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Hackers broke into Donald Trump's upcoming social-media site, creating fake accounts for Trump and Steve Bannon and posting a photo of a defecating pig
Hackers from Anonymous created fake accounts for Trump and Steve Bannon on Truth Social, the site T…
Grace Dean
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Instagram is starting to crack down on fake account activity
Instagress said it was forced to shut down its service, which let people pay to have their accounts…
Alex Heath
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This App Could Solve The No.1 Problem On Facebook: Fake Accounts
While FakeOff is currently focused on detecting fake profiles, Shachar said that he is developing a…
Rebecca Borison
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Facebook and Instagram launch their first lawsuit over fake accounts and likes from Chinese companies, following legal concerns
After backlash over the prevalence of fake news and accounts on Facebook and Instagram, Facebook ha…
Rosalie Chan
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Facebook removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to conservative youth group Turning Point USA that used the platform to spread pro-Trump messages
Facebook said it had discovered a coordinated campaign to use fake accounts to comment on topics li…
Avery Hartmans
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Shein parent company wants to force Twitter to reveal who is behind fake accounts impersonating the fast fashion brand
The parent company for Shein, in its ongoing battle against rival fashion company Temu, is suing Tw…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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More than 23% of Elon Musk's Twitter followers are spam or fake accounts, research groups say
The analysis was based on a system of 17 warning signals that point to an account being suspicious,…
Matthew Loh
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Elon Musk says $44 billion Twitter deal can't proceed until CEO proves the platform has fewer than 5% fake accounts
"My offer was based on Twitter's SEC filings being accurate," Musk tweeted Tuesday, again taking is…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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White House officials were duped into following a fake account pretending to be the Biden administration's top spy
The Twitter account @WRLD46 pretended to belong to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, …
Lauren Frias
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Some Facebook users are seeing a huge increase in friend requests from fake accounts due to a tiny change in how Facebook search works
They can be used to spread misinformation, and to create a false sense of support, or anger, or wha…
Ben Gilbert
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Facebook is overrun with fake accounts impersonating tech execs like Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Sundar Pichai
Facebook has a real-name policy that requires all users to "use the name they go by in everyday lif…
Rob Price
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Nearly 600,000 people on LinkedIn listed Apple as their employer on one day in October. The next day, half the profiles disappeared as the platform cracks down on fake accounts.
LinkedIn has quietly battled a problem with scams and bot accounts for a long time, but the company…
Samantha Delouya
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Elon Musk says Twitter's legal team told him he broke his NDA by revealing its sample size for fake accounts
Elon Musk told Twitter users they are "being manipulated" by its algorithm after reviewing its proc…