Inthewakeofthe2016USelections,Facebookbegantofightagainstfakenewsanddivisivecontent.Ithiredthird-partyfactcheckerstostartvettingcontentthathadbeenflaggedbyregul
Inthewakeofthe2016USelections,Facebookbegantofightagainstfakenewsanddivisivecontent.Ithiredthird-partyfactcheckerstostartvettingcontentthathadbeenflaggedbyregul
Malaysia'sgovernmenthasproposednewlegislationtocombat"fakenews",withoffendersfacingupto10yearsinprison.UndertheAnti-FakeNewsBill,thoseconvictedofdisseminatingfa
FalsenewsstoriesspreadmuchmorequicklyandwidelyonTwitterthantruthfulones,animbalancedrivenmorebypeoplethanautomated“bot”accounts,researcherssaidonThursday.Astudy
JapanesenationalbroadcasterNHKissuedanon-airapologyTuesdayafterissuinganalertincorrectlyclaimingthatDPRKhadlaunchedaballisticmissile.Themessage,receivedbyphoneu
Facebook’sefforttolimitthespreadoffakenewsusingoutsidefact-checkersappearstobehavinganeffect–althoughthatfindingcomeswithamajorcaveat.Onceastoryreceivesafalsera
Facebookaddedanadditionaldefensetodayagainstthespreadoffakenewsandviralhoaxes.IfaFacebookpageisfoundtoberepeatedlysharingfalsestories,thecompanywillbanthepagefr
A false alarm prompted Philippine police to surround a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane at Manila airport on Tuesday, an airline spokesman said.
A man who made the "empty threat" to join the Islamic State (IS) and bomb Singapore has been ordered to undergo 24 months of mandatory treatment for multiple mental conditions by the court, local media reported Monday.
A well-known toothpaste brand owned by Procter & Gamble has been fined 6.03 million yuan ($960,000) for its false TV commercial, the biggest amount that China has imposed on false advertising.
The ICAC has called for advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) about charging the official and five applicants.
A court in southern China's Guangdong Province has ruled that Jiaduobao Group (JDB), a Hong Kong-based beverage manufacturer, must compensate Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holding Limited (GPH) for false advertising.