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Google, YouTube to Stop Serving Advertisements Next to Climate Change Misinformation
Google and YouTube will stop posting advertisements next to climate change misinformation, the tech giant announced on Thursday. The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that "contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence ...
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Facebook Shuts Down Anti-Vaccine Influencer Campaign
Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread Covid-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social media influencers into backing false claims.
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Facebook Ramps Up Effort to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Hoaxes
Facebook said it is ramping up efforts to stem the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, spread facts, and figure out who might be wary of getting the jab.
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Facebook to Pilot a New Fact Checking Programme With Community Reviewers
Facebook's new fact checking programme will have community reviewers work as researchers to find information that can contradict the most obvious online hoaxes or corroborate other claims.
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Viral Instagram Post Stirs Up Privacy Threat, Tricks Celebs Before Being Debunked
A viral post claiming that Instagram can now use all content shared by users after changing its privacy policy has now been debunked.
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How Facebook Fought Fake News About Facebook
Stormchaser is a tool was designed to track hoaxes and "memes" about Facebook on the social network and other company-owned services including WhatsApp.
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A Facebook Poll Rating Against Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Stunned Zuckerberg
A month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a rumor spread on Facebook. People were sharing a viral gimmick familiar to email spammers: Copy and paste this message to all your friends, or Facebook will share your private information. The hoax took off, particularly in pockets of the U.S. and the Philippines.
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Beware of Facebook Hoax Tricking People Into Thinking Their Account Was Hacked
Should you be worried? Well, we have some good news and bad news. The good news is: Chances are, you were not hacked if you received this message.
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A Facebook Hoax Is Tricking People Into Thinking Their Account Is Hacked
Should you be worried? Well, we have some good news and bad news. The good news is: Chances are, you were not hacked if you received this message, nor are you being impersonated on Facebook, and no fraudulent friend requests got sent. The whole thing is a viral hoax. The bad news is: People are falling for yet another copy/paste hoax on Facebook, a...
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Facebook Begins 'Fact-Checking' Photos and Videos
Facebook said it had begun "fact-checking" photos and videos to reduce the hoaxes and false news stories.
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Facebook Begins "Fact-Checking" Photos, Videos To Reduce Hoaxes, Fake News
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had begun "fact-checking" photos and videos to reduce the hoaxes and false news stories that have plagued the world's largest social media network.
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Can't Buy Ads If You Share Fake News, Says Facebook
Facebook is already working with fact-checkers like Snopes and the AP to detect news stories which are outright hoaxes and lies.
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Facebook Bid to Fight Fake News, Related Articles, Rolls Out More Broadly
Recently, Facebook upgraded Recent Articles to provide people easier access to additional perspectives and information, including articles by third-party fact checkers.
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Facebook Fake News Fact Checking to Increase
Facebook said new AI-based systems would detect possible hoaxes and send them to fact checkers, and that it may show fact-checking results under the original article.
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777888999 Number Hoax Call - What Is It All About?
A viral message has been doing the rounds regarding the number 777888999 that can cause your phone to 'blast' and kill you. Here's what it's all about.
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Google, YouTube to Stop Serving Advertisements Next to Climate Change Misinformation
Google and YouTube will stop posting advertisements next to climate change misinformation, the tech giant announced on Thursday. The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that "contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence ...
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Facebook Shuts Down Anti-Vaccine Influencer Campaign
Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread Covid-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social media influencers into backing false claims.
-
Facebook Ramps Up Effort to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Hoaxes
Facebook said it is ramping up efforts to stem the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, spread facts, and figure out who might be wary of getting the jab.
-
Facebook to Pilot a New Fact Checking Programme With Community Reviewers
Facebook's new fact checking programme will have community reviewers work as researchers to find information that can contradict the most obvious online hoaxes or corroborate other claims.
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Viral Instagram Post Stirs Up Privacy Threat, Tricks Celebs Before Being Debunked
A viral post claiming that Instagram can now use all content shared by users after changing its privacy policy has now been debunked.
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How Facebook Fought Fake News About Facebook
Stormchaser is a tool was designed to track hoaxes and "memes" about Facebook on the social network and other company-owned services including WhatsApp.
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A Facebook Poll Rating Against Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Stunned Zuckerberg
A month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a rumor spread on Facebook. People were sharing a viral gimmick familiar to email spammers: Copy and paste this message to all your friends, or Facebook will share your private information. The hoax took off, particularly in pockets of the U.S. and the Philippines.
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Beware of Facebook Hoax Tricking People Into Thinking Their Account Was Hacked
Should you be worried? Well, we have some good news and bad news. The good news is: Chances are, you were not hacked if you received this message.
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A Facebook Hoax Is Tricking People Into Thinking Their Account Is Hacked
Should you be worried? Well, we have some good news and bad news. The good news is: Chances are, you were not hacked if you received this message, nor are you being impersonated on Facebook, and no fraudulent friend requests got sent. The whole thing is a viral hoax. The bad news is: People are falling for yet another copy/paste hoax on Facebook, a...
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Facebook Begins 'Fact-Checking' Photos and Videos
Facebook said it had begun "fact-checking" photos and videos to reduce the hoaxes and false news stories.
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Facebook Begins "Fact-Checking" Photos, Videos To Reduce Hoaxes, Fake News
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had begun "fact-checking" photos and videos to reduce the hoaxes and false news stories that have plagued the world's largest social media network.
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Can't Buy Ads If You Share Fake News, Says Facebook
Facebook is already working with fact-checkers like Snopes and the AP to detect news stories which are outright hoaxes and lies.
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Facebook Bid to Fight Fake News, Related Articles, Rolls Out More Broadly
Recently, Facebook upgraded Recent Articles to provide people easier access to additional perspectives and information, including articles by third-party fact checkers.
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Facebook Fake News Fact Checking to Increase
Facebook said new AI-based systems would detect possible hoaxes and send them to fact checkers, and that it may show fact-checking results under the original article.
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777888999 Number Hoax Call - What Is It All About?
A viral message has been doing the rounds regarding the number 777888999 that can cause your phone to 'blast' and kill you. Here's what it's all about.
