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Facebook is global social media giant. (Photo: AFP)

Fake news is still here, despite efforts by Google, Facebook

Online services designed to engross users aren't so easily retooled to promote greater accuracy, it turns out.

10 Oct 2017 7:23 AM

Facebook is global social media giant. (Photo: AFP)

Facebook to reduce fake news distribution with new 'i' button

Facebook will source the authencity of the source from Wikipedia, hoping no false data on their part.

9 Oct 2017 1:46 PM

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg again rejected the idea that the social network affected the US presidential election. (Photo:AP)

Facebook says 10 million US users saw Russia-linked ads

The ads have sparked anger towards Facebook and, within the US, towards Russia since Facebook disclosed their existence...

3 Oct 2017 2:05 AM

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg again rejected the idea that the social network affected the US presidential election. (Photo:AP)

Zuckerberg seeks forgiveness for division caused by his work

Facebook found that an operation based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of US ads promoting divisive social and...

2 Oct 2017 2:57 AM

Researchers said companies that spread fake news against their competitors ultimately experience the brunt of negative publicity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fake news can backfire if caught in the act: study

The researchers examined three years worth of blog posts, news articles and social media exchanges.

28 Nov 2017 10:14 AM

In 2017 PIB accreditation cards the government had introduced bar codes at the back of these which stored the relevant details of the respective journalists.

No government advertisements for fake news' papers

The proposed amendments to the clause include provisions to take punitive action against news published out of bad...

2 Nov 2017 10:26 PM

The US President has regularly used the phrase to criticise certain media reports (Photo: AFP)

'Fake news' named as word of the year for 2017

Defined as false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting , fake news takes over...

2 Nov 2017 3:06 PM

Pope Francis (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis to take on fake news, says truth will set you free'

Pope Francis has repeatedly warned journalists of the weight of their responsibility in a world dominated by social...

29 Sept 2017 8:34 PM

US President Donald Trump signed into law a new batch of sanctions on Beijing, Tehran, and Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Facebook, Twitter, Google asked to testify on Russia's interference in...

The companies have been invited to appear before the House intelligence committee in October and before the Senate...

28 Sept 2017 4:32 AM

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AP)

Facebook's Zuckerberg defends company after critical Trump tweet

Trump's tweet criticized Facebook as anti-Trump and questioned its role during the 2016 presidential campaign.

28 Sept 2017 2:37 AM

Former US president Barack Obama and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Photo: Youtube)

Obama personally urges Zuckerberg to curb fake news rise on Facebook

The report comes days after Facebook announced it would be handing over to Congress ads bought by Russia linked fake...

25 Sept 2017 9:24 AM

Cyber sleuths who have studied a recent Facebook patent filing believe the tech giant may be in the process of making a cellphone. (Photo:AFP)

Facebook turns to offline media to combat fake news

India is among the top nations for Facebook.

23 Sept 2017 6:55 AM