fake news

The language gives it away: How an algorithm can help us detect fake news

By Fatemeh Torabi Asr, The Conversation

President Donald Trump speaks during a "social media summit" meeting with prominent conservative social media figures in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on July 11, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Trump praises conservatives for bypassing ‘fake news’

Trump convened Thursday's White House "social media summit" of like-minded critics of Big Tech, excluding representatives from the very platforms he exploits.

By Kevin Freking, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacts as he speaks at the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris, France, May 24, 2018. Photo by REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Facebook’s Zuckerberg is the latest target of doctored video

The somewhat crude video of the Facebook CEO, created as part of an art project and circulated on Facebook-owned Instagram over the past few days, combines news footage of Zuckerberg with phony audio.

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

After edited Pelosi video, how should social media companies respond?

A doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, slowed to make her appear to slur her words, continues to provoke controversy. While YouTube removed the video from its platform, both Facebook and Twitter left it up. The episode sparks questions…

WATCH: Trump tweeted a misleading video of Nancy Pelosi. Here’s the real thing

President Donald Trump used Twitter on Thursday to spread a manipulated video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which her normal pauses and stutters have been edited together to make her appear to stumble.

By Julia Griffin, Molly Finnegan

Facebook says it removed 3 billion fake accounts in six months

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

That's twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thursday.

Zuckerberg debuts redesigned and ‘privacy-focused’ Facebook

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Mark Zuckerberg is focusing Facebook's future by emphasizing private messaging and the company's role in "communities." The new features are part of the CEO's strategy for batting away a growing array of critics, emboldened regulators and competitors.

Sri Lanka blocks social media after deadly attacks

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

A group that monitors internet censorship says Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people.

A flub by YouTube on Notre Dame videos highlights AI’s blind spots

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

As people around the world Monday turned to YouTube to watch Notre Dame Cathedral burn, an automated system attached background information about the Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York to videos of the fire. YouTube explained that the background…

How these scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prospered on Facebook

By Amanda Seitz, Jeff Horwitz, Bernard Condon, Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true.