Fake News

Orwell in Five Words. Truth. Audio, 14 minutes
George Orwell has been dead for 70 years. What can his ideas tell us about life in 2020?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
What claims do you want BBC Reality Check to investigate?
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UK
Posted
17 January 2020
The YouTube algorithm that spread fake science. Discovery. Audio, 00:02:24
A change prioritising niche videos over popular ones in 2015 had huge consequences
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BBC World Service
Posted
14 January 2020
Debunking Australia 'arson emergency' claims. Video, 00:02:50
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Australia
Posted
9 January 2020
Misleading maps of Australia fires go viral
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BBC Trending
Posted
7 January 2020
Facebook to ban 'deepfakes'
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Technology
Posted
7 January 2020
The year China got louder on social media
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China
Posted
29 December 2019
Facebook removes misleading HIV drug ads
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Technology
Posted
31 December 2019
Shanghai New Year drone display was pre-recorded
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China
Posted
3 January 2020
The Misinformation Virus. Audio, 37 minutes
Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Election ads: 'Indecent, dishonest and untruthful'
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Technology
Posted
17 December 2019
Russian network used BuzzFeed to spread fake stories
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BBC Trending
Posted
17 December 2019
The Misinformation Virus. Audio, 37 minutes
Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Vast pro-Indian 'propaganda' network exposed
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India
Posted
16 December 2019
Five lessons from the 'social media' election
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Election 2019
Posted
13 December 2019
The misinformation war over the boy in the hospital
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Reality Check
Posted
10 December 2019
Online election ads - do they work, are they fair?
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Technology
Posted
11 December 2019
Outcry as Google bans political ads in Singapore
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Asia
Posted
5 December 2019
NZ to limit foreign political donations to $33
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Asia
Posted
3 December 2019
Facebook bows to Singapore's 'fake news' law
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Asia
Posted
30 November 2019
Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views
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Technology
Posted
30 November 2019
Facebook posts corrected under 'fake news' law
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Asia
Posted
28 November 2019
Web inventor attacks Tories over misinformation
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Technology
Posted
25 November 2019
Google to restrict political adverts worldwide
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Technology
Posted
21 November 2019