Facebook Fake News

• What is QAnon, the conspiracy theory supporting Trump in the 2020 presidential election?

  At its core, the far-right conspiracy theory is that U.S. President Donald Trump is fighting a battle against evil.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2020
  
• European Union urges Facebook, Twitter, Google to do more against fake news

  Fake news related to COVID-19 has accelerated calls for social media to be more proactive in combating the issue.

  Tech

  Sep 10, 2020
  
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• Facebook threatens to cut off news to Australia after years of spreading ‘misinformation’

  The move is prompting some to argue it showcases why tech giants like Facebook need to be reined in.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Facebook to ban ads presented as articles from U.S. publishers with political ties

  Under the new policy, publishers with any political connections will still be allowed to register as a news page but the company will implement some restrictions.

  Politics

  Aug 11, 2020
• Facebook admits it took too long to pull down fake Nancy Pelosi video

  Facebook had refused to remove a "deepfake" video that showed Nancy Pelosi's speech seemingly slurring and stumbling over her words.

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2019
• More than 60% of web users support governments censoring fake news: Ipsos poll

  In Canada, that number drops to 46 per cent, despite 90 per cent of Canadians saying they have fallen for fake news.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2019
• Doctored Nancy Pelosi video disappears from Facebook

  The doctored video of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is no longer available on Facebook after a wave of criticism.

  World

  Jun 4, 2019
• Facebook refuses to delete doctored video of Nancy Pelosi shared by Trump supporters

  Meanwhile, YouTube removed the video, saying it clearly violated their content policies.

  May 24, 2019
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• Facebook removes 3 billion fake accounts — unclear if the problem is getting better

  Nearly all of the fake accounts were caught before they had a chance to become “active” users of the social network.

  Tech

  May 23, 2019
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• Older people, ultra-conservatives shared the most Facebook fakery in 2016

  Sharing false information on Facebook is old.

  Tech

  Jan 9, 2019