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German far-right mobilized by 'fake news' after stabbing

Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 04:28 AM

DRESDEN/BERLIN - Far-right groups spread "fake news" on social media to mobilize their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, said officials in the eastern German state of Saxony where they took place. Read more »

Tech giants aim to coordinate fight on misinformation: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 01:36 AM

Major technology firms including Facebook, Google and Twitter were set to meet Friday as part of an effort to coordinate the battle against misinformation campaigns by foreign agents, a media report said. Read more »

Facebook scraps accounts trying to influence November's U.S. elections

Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 03:05 AM

Facebook Inc. has identified a coordinated political influence campaign ahead of November's U.S. congressional elections and taken down dozens of fake accounts on its site, the company said on Tuesday. Read more »

De Lima: Duterte trolls spreading 'fake news' on YouTube

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 03:35 PM

Detained Senator Leila De Lima claimed Sunday that online "trolls" supposedly supported by President Rodrigo Duterte are spreading false information against her in video-sharing website YouTube.  Read more »

Google pushes artificial intelligence for upgraded news app

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 20 01:35 PM

For its updated news application, Google is doubling down on the use of artificial intelligence as part of an effort to weed out disinformation and help users get viewpoints beyond their own "filter bubble." Read more »

Action by Asian governments to crack down on 'fake news'

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:38 AM

India on Tuesday withdrew rules to control "fake news" less than 24 hours after announcing them, following an outcry that the regulations could be used by the government to curb press freedom.   Read more »

India drops plan to punish journalists for 'fake news' after outcry

Manoj Kumar, Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:36 AM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of rules punishing journalists held responsible for distributing "fake news", giving no reason for the change, less than 24 hours after the original announcement. Read more »

Mocha Uson faces fresh raps over alleged disinformation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 03:51 PM

Student leaders from Akbayan Youth on Monday lodged another set of administrative complaints against Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux "Mocha" Uson for allegedly peddling '"fake news." Read more »

Mexico fights its own 'fake news' battle ahead of vote

Jean Luis Arce, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 02:55 PM

With allegations of Russian interference and a flood of "fake news," the race for Mexico's presidential election is shaping up to look a lot like the last one in its giant northern neighbor, the United States. Read more »

Palaspas hindi pampasuwerte, pantaboy ng espiritu: CBCP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 11:33 AM

Hindi dapat gamitin bilang pampasuwerto o pantaboy ng masamang espiritu ang mga palaspas na babasbasan ngayong Palm Sunday, ipinaalala ng Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).  Read more »

Jesus was victim of 'fake news': CBCP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 11:09 AM

Jesus Christ was a victim of "fake news" and propaganda, the likes of which remain prevalent to this day, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Sunday.  Read more »

Data scandal threatens Zuckerberg vision for Facebook

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 08:38 AM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg faces a moment of reckoning as it becomes clear the social network has been hijacked and manipulated for very different ends. Read more »

Ahead of contentious vote, Egypt sets sights on 'fake news'

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 03:56 PM

Mostafa al-Asar's lawyer said he had barely started work on a documentary critical of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi when police arrested him and charged him with publishing "fake news". Read more »

'We can't be arbiter of truth': Why Facebook won't shut down fake news

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 12:55 PM

Social media giant Facebook on Thursday said it has no policy on taking down "fake news" as it cannot lay claim to the power to judge what is true from what is not. Read more »

Roque: Even a false statement may be valuable to public debate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 11:11 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday assailed a proposed law seeking to penalize "fake news", saying this will take away the public's right to judge for themselves the veracity of any information.    Read more »

Malaysia's Najib pushes to outlaw 'fake news' before election

Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 06:41 AM

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's scandal-haunted government pushed plans for legislation outlawing "fake news" on Monday as parliament convened for the last time before an election due by August.   Read more »

OPINION: An interesting profile of a troll

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 19 01:30 PM

The transgender influencer went by the name Georgina, 28, and a digital marketer with a computer engineering degree from one of the leading national universities.  Read more »

Journalists, academics call for strengthened news industry vs 'fake news'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 12:41 AM

Journalists and experts gather for the second day of the democracy and disinformation forum at the Ateneo Rockwell campus.  Read more »

'Mga mamamahayag, dapat labanan ang fake news'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 09:33 PM

Ilang mga nasa industriya ng pamamahayag ang nagsabing may resposibilidad ang mga tagapagbalitang labanan ang pagkalat ng fake news sa bansa.  Read more »

Facebook may be considered 'public utility,' 'needs to be regulated' - journalist

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 09:16 PM

MANILA - Facebook may have elevated its status from just a mere platform for conversations into a public utility, according to an Australian journalist who has examined the business model of the social media giant.    Read more »