How to keep conspiracy theories from ruining your holidays
When done correctly, debunking can combat people’s faith in false conspiracy theories. Here's a neuroscience-backed guide to approaching your loved ones’ conspiratorial beliefs.
The language gives it away: How an algorithm can help us detect fake news
False stories are now spreading 10 times faster than real news and the problem of fake news seriously threatens our society.
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.
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.
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…
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.
That's twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thursday.
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.
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.
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