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The 2019 UK Election: A Battleground against Misinformation

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The latest battleground in the ongoing struggle against misinformation is the United Kingdom, which is in the midst of one of its most consequential elections in modern history.

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 News and AnalysisNews LiteracyStudent Work

Global Political Turmoil Drives a Rise in Fact-Checkers

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Online fact-checking groups around the globe are fighting to defuse stand-offs between protestors, police and government officials–not with guns or explosives, but with facts.

Posted on November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Facebook Decides to Call Out Fake News After Uncovering Fake Russian and Iranian Accounts

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Facebook has once again found evidence that its platform has been exploited by foreign groups to spread misinformation.

Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

The Struggle Against Misinformation in Syria

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Short-staffed fact-checkers, a fight against disinformation, and a struggle for resources in a decade long conflict.

Posted on October 29, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Journalism vs. the Anti-Vaxxers

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Verification, independence and accountability are the distinguishing features of good journalism and worth considering when wading into anything written by anti-vaxx crusaders.

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Is Facebook Losing the Trust of the Online News Consumer?

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Are Facebook users wising up to just how big a “filter bubble” they may be living in? A new study says yes.

Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Doctoring Images to Deceive the Public

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Can you believe what a group of women wore to a Trump rally in North Carolina back in July 2019? In fact no, you can’t.

Posted on October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Under Pressure, Facebook Unveils New Rules for Political Ads in Singapore

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FaceBook has established stricter regulations for political advertisements in Singapore in order to combat one of the most widespread epidemics of the 21st century: the spread of misinformation.

Posted on October 16, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Deepfakes: Democracy’s Latest Threat

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Seeing is no longer believing as deepfakes swarm the internet.

Posted on October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

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