Misinformation is false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally. It is distinguished from disinformation by motive in that misinformation is simply erroneous, while disinformation, in contrast, is intended to mislead. When comparing misinformation to disinformation, Jurgen Habermas says that the motives play an active role in the effect the information has.
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Instagram's decision to hide photoshopped images is a disservice to art
In a controversial turn of events, Instagram has begun hiding photoshopped images on its platform — even in the case of ...
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Tumblr’s literacy initiative wants to educate people on misinformation and cyberbullying
Yesterday, Tumblr launched its internet literacy campaign to fight fake news and help young people spot other toxic activity ...
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Google removed over 300 Trump ads for ‘violating company policy’
Over the summer, Google and YouTube reportedly removed over 300 ads from President for “violating company policy.”
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Facebook's only fact-checker for Dutch news quits over political ad controversy
Facebook is currently operating without a third-party fact-checker in the Netherlands over the dispute of allowing political ...
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Facebook let anti-vaxxers run rampant with misinformation ads, because money
Earlier this year Facebook said it would crack down on ads from groups peddling misinformation about vaccines. The announcement ...
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Facebook employees object to the company’s policy of allowing lies in political ads
Facebook employees issued an open letter urging Mark Zuckerberg to rethink the company's strategy for regulating paid political ...
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Facebook will clearly label fake news to prevent 2020 ‘election interference'
Facebook updated its policies on the spread of misinformation and released a bunch of new tools to better “protect the ...
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MIT researchers unveil new system to improve fake news detection
Bad actors are increasingly using more advanced methods to generate fake news and fool readers into thinking they are legitimate. ...
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Twitter announces complete advertising ban on state-run media outlets
Twitter earlier today announced it's banned more than 900 accounts purported to be linked to a China-sponsored disinformation ...
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Study: Most YouTube videos on climate change deny its existence
Search for “climate change” on YouTube and before long you’ll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when ...
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WhatsApp's chat manipulation exploit remains unresolved even after a year (Updated)
Vulnerabilities uncovered in WhatsApp by cybersecurity firm Checkpoint can allow bad actors to exploit the platform to manipulate ...
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This AI tool is smart enough to spot AI-generated articles and tweets
Researchers from Harvard University and MIT-IBM Watson Lab have created a new tool that aims to detect whether a specific ...
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The New York Times wants to fight fake news using blockchain – good luck to it
The New York Times has announced that it's working on a "news provenance project" based on blockchain technology in an attempt ...
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Facebook's approach to fighting fake news is admirable, but not sustainable
With the huge EU elections around the corner, the issue of fake news has started to crop up again in headlines -- and Facebook ...
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WhatsApp says its fake news tip line is just for research
Earlier this week, WhatsApp announced that it's launching a tip line in India to verify messages during the election. But ...
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WhatsApp launches a tip line in India to battle fake news ahead of national elections
WhatsApp has launched a tip line in India to which you can send forwards, rumors, and suspicious-sounding messages and have ...
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WhatsApp wants to label viral forwards to rein in fake news - but it'll have to do more
WhatsApp seems to be testing another weapon in its arsenal to battle fake news – a label for messages forwarded five times ...
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Facebook and Instagram will hide pages that spread 'vaccine misinformation'
I'd like to think that everyone who reads TNW knows that vaccines work. That they don't cause autism, as demonstrated time ...
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Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation
The battle against misinformation just signed up a powerful, albeit unlikely ally: Pinterest. Earlier this week, the social ...
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It's not just WhatsApp - India's fake news problem plagues several popular social networks
You can't discuss the 'fake news' phenomenon in India without bringing up WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned messaging service ...
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Facebook ousts hundreds of fake news accounts tied to Russia
Facebook today removed multiple accounts, Pages, groups, and Instagram profiles that were related to Russian networks. The ...
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YouTube will fight fake news and conspiracy theorists by linking to reputable articles
While blame for the spreading fake news has often fallen on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, they're hardly ...
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SurfSafe offers a browser-based solution to fake news
In the aftermath of a school shooting that claimed the lives of 14 students and three staff members, students like Emma González, ...
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Elections, fake news, and spam: WhatsApp has a tough year ahead in India next year
In India, most people won't ask you for a business card to get your contact info. Instead, they'll ask you if you use WhatsApp. ...
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'They clearly don't care': Fact-checkers on the state of misinformation at Facebook
After a deluge of fake news began to overwhelm Facebook, it got proactive. The social media platform tapped bi-partisan organizations, ...
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Watch: Google CEO Pichai explains to Congress that Google doesn't make iPhones
Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai today appeared on Capitol Hill to answer questions about a number of issues. Most ...
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Twitter suspended someone for tweeting as George Bush Sr. in hell
George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on November ...
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Nigeria caught in WhatsApp fake news whirlwind ahead of elections
After numerous infamous cases of people in India and Brazil falling prey to fake news spread on WhatsApp, the problem is ...
