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Elon Musk’s policy change fuels engagement of unchecked propaganda on X – Report

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ELON Musk's policy change on X on state-affiliated labels has led to a significant increase in engagement for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-run media...

Study exposes gaps in Meta’s policies against COVID-19 misinformation

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A new research published on Science Advances has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook owned by Meta were not effective in reducing...

How content creators use AI to misinform young children on YouTube – Report

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YOUTUBE channels are using Artificial Intelligence to create misleading "scientific" videos that are recommended to children as educational content, an investigation by the BBC's...

“We can’t do this alone”: Nigerian fact-checkers teamed up to debunk politicians’ false claims at this year’s election

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Misinformation played a key role earlier this year during Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. The election cycle, held between February and March, ended with the...

Misinformation: YouTube begins verification of videos by UK health workers

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YOUTUBE has launched a verification system for United Kingdom-based doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to curb the spread of misinformation and fake medical...

Misinformation preventing women from getting effective menopause treatment – Report

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A new research has revealed that a significant number of women experiencing menopause are not getting the appropriate treatment for their symptoms, largely due...

Pulitzer center seeks applications for science misinformation reports

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THE Pulitzer Center is seeking applications for in-depth and investigative stories related to science misinformation, science denial, and the spread of pseudoscience while using...

Meta, TikTok, remove about 9,000 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation campaigns

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META said it has shut down close to 9,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts, groups and pages associated with a Chinese political spam network that...

Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram, 1XBet, over horrific contents, misinformation

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THE Somalian government has banned TikTok, Telegram and online-betting website, 1XBet, adding that the ban is aimed at curbing the spread of horrific contents...

FactCheckHub at 3: Experts proffer solutions to tackling AI disinformation campaigns

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Experts working in the disinformation space on Friday identified the need for more advanced methods in addition to the traditional fact-checking process to check...
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