Trump used a satirical story to promote a baseless conspiracy theory about Twitter and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden.

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

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

Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.

Researchers looked at the prevalence of misinformation on social media compared to traditional Canadian news media and how exposure to false information influenced behaviour.

Facebook has drawn heat from employees and lawmakers in recent weeks over its decisions not to act on inflammatory posts by the president.

Trump tweeted a clip that attempts to fact-check a made-up report about a 'racist baby' chasing a Black 'todler' (sic).

British Columbia's chief electoral officer is calling on the province to change the laws to prevents the spread of fake news, foreign intereference and anonymous advertising during provincial elections.

The organization behind the report said it has documented 162 press freedom violations related to coronavirus coverage over the past two and a half months.

Coronavirus anxiety has inspired uninformed fears of the hantavirus, a decades-old disease that doesn't spread between humans.