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Twitter adds ‘glorifying violence’ warning to Trump tweet

By Associated Press

Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald Trump’s tweets about protests in Minneapolis. The company says the tweet violated the platform’s rules about glorifying violence.

The dangerous global flood of misinformation surrounding COVID-19

By John Yang, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have spread rapidly online, creating what some experts are now calling an “infodemic.” Health officials across the globe are scrambling to refute a flood of bogus claims, some of which could have harmful consequences.

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Virus misinformation flourishes in online protest groups

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

A wave of Facebook groups launched by pro-gun advocacy groups and conservative activists has mobilized people to protest stay-at-home orders in states around the country. There's little basis in reality for many of the claims on the sites.

Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus

By Kelvin Chan, Beatrice Dupuy, Associated Press

In Europe, conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers.

Why uncertainty about coronavirus breeds opportunity for misinformation

By Courtney Vinopal

Americans right now face a dual challenge: to protect themselves and others from the new illness COVID-19, which is highly contagious and potentially deadly, as well as from the dangers of misinformation about the virus.

WATCH: Pompeo accuses China of disinformation campaign on coronavirus

By Zoe Rohrich

In a media briefing Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China was “the first country to know about the risk to the world from this virus. And they repeatedly delayed sharing that information with the globe."…

Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation

By Lisa Fazio, The Conversation

The majority of visual misinformation that people are exposed to involves simple forms of deception like recycling legitimate old photographs and videos and presenting them as evidence of recent events.

Twitter to label altered media and remove if it may cause harm

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Twitter will begin to label and in some cases remove doctored or manipulated photos, audio and videos that are designed to mislead people.

UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The World Health Organization is trying to tamp down excessive fear, gear up preparedness, and make sure people get their facts straight about the new coronavirus and the threat it poses. Since the outbreak began in the Chinese city of…

Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Facebook says it is forbidding the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools. But the policy leaves plenty of loopholes.