fake news
Facebook starts scoring users based on trustworthiness
If enough users report a story as false, the Facebook team will undergo a fact-checking process.
Clamp down on fake news or face ire: India tells WhatsApp
‘Appoint India grievance officer, follow law’.
Set up India cell, follow laws to curb fake news: IT minister to WhatsApp CEO
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that though WhatsApp has been a boon there are some 'sinister developments' that provoke crimes.
Govt asks WhatsApp to find solution to trace origin of fake messages
Whatsapp could face abetment charges if no action is taken.
In Trump’s America, the media fights back
A cause for concern is that he’s tried so hard to intimidate the independent media which scrutinises his actions closely.
New Malaysian government repeals law banning 'fake news'
The bill was passed in April under former PM Najib Razak despite concerns that it would be used to silence dissent ahead of a May 9 polls.
New Malaysian government repeals law banning 'fake news'
The bill was passed in April under former Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Over 300 US newspapers to run editorials rebuking Trump’s attacks on media
The Boston Globe editorial board, in a piece posted online on Wednesday, accused Trump of carrying out a 'sustained assault on free press.'
Double check facts of forwarded messages: WhatsApp cautions users
WhatsApp is expanding its user education campaign on how to spot fake news and hoaxes.
US forensic team helps Facebook combat fake social media
The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab is based in a 12-foot-by-12-foot office in the Washington, D.C.