Fake News

Virus health claims that won't go away. Video, 00:03:41
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Reality Check
Posted
27 June 2020
Trump 'racist baby' tweet labelled manipulated
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Technology
Posted
19 June 2020
Social media 'spreading virus conspiracy theories'
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UK
Posted
18 June 2020
Social media tied to belief in virus conspiracies
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Technology
Posted
18 June 2020
Who are Boogaloo Bois, antifa and Proud Boys?
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BBC Trending
Posted
17 June 2020
Instagram 'will overtake Twitter as a news source'
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Technology
Posted
16 June 2020
The Documentary Podcast. My fake news whodunnit. Audio, 52 minutes
Who wrote a fake story that smeared a Senegalese politician in Michelle Madsen’s name?
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BBC World Service
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'How I got caught up in a fake news scam'
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Africa
Posted
14 June 2020
Contact-tracing app rumours debunked
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Reality Check
Posted
13 June 2020
What's changed since George Floyd's death?
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Newsbeat
Posted
13 June 2020
Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp
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Africa
Posted
8 June 2020
Is a coronavirus 'cure' being secretly poisoned?
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Africa
Posted
7 June 2020
Fake White House image and protest videos debunked
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Reality Check
Posted
6 June 2020
Social media misinformation risking lives, MPs told
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Technology
Posted
4 June 2020
Facebook removes 'inauthentic' George Floyd groups
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Technology
Posted
4 June 2020
Twitter accuses Trump of making 'false claims'
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Technology
Posted
4 June 2020
Social media firms fail to act on Covid-19 fake news
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Technology
Posted
4 June 2020
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US protests: 'Brick' videos investigated
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Reality Check
Posted
2 June 2020
Twitter suspends hundreds over #DCBlackout hoax
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Technology
Posted
2 June 2020
Tech Tent: Trump versus Twitter
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Technology
Posted
29 May 2020
The Bill Gates ‘microchip’ claim fact-checked
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Reality Check
Posted
30 May 2020
Trump signs order targeting social media giants
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Technology
Posted
29 May 2020
Trump to take 'big action' against social media
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Technology
Posted
28 May 2020
Trump threatens to shut down social media firms
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Technology
Posted
27 May 2020