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Kenya election: Fake CNN and BBC news reports circulate

A fake news report about Kenya's election that is made to look as if it is from broadcaster CNN has been circulating on social media.

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Google funds automated news project

Googleisfundingarobotjournalismprojectinwhichcomputerswillwrite30,000storiesamonthforlocalmedia.ThePressAssociation(PA)newsagencyreceived£622,000foritsReporters

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Four missing after tsunami hits Greenland

FourpeoplewerelistedasmissingtodayafteranearthquakesparkedatsunamioffGreenlandandforcedsomeresidentstobeevacuated.“Fourpeoplearemissing,”localbroadcasterKNRquot

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Update | At least eight dead after twin terror attack in Iranian capital

ArmedmenlaunchedtwoattacksintheIraniancapitalTehranonWednesday.ThefirsttookplaceintheparliamentbuildingwhilethesecondhappenedattheMausoleumofAyatollahKhomeini.A

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Indian investigators launch fraud probe into leading news channel

IndianfederalinvestigatorslaunchedafraudprobeonMondayintothefoundersofnewschannelNDTV,inastepthechanneldenouncedasanattempttomuzzlefreespeechintheworld'slargest

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Hillary Clinton: tech has to fix fake news

HillaryClintonputmuchoftheblametosocialmediaforherdramatic2016losstopresidentDonaldTrumpinasessionattheCodeconferencehere.Atturnscandidanddefiant,Clintonspokeat

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How twitter is being gamed to feed misinformation

Afterlastyear’selection,Facebookcameinforadrubbingforitsroleinpropagatingmisinformation—or“fakenews,”aswecalleditbackthen,beforethetermbecameacatchalldesignatio

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Report: More than 500 million Chinese access news on mobile devices

Morethan500millionChinesereadnewsontheirmobiledevices,accountingformorethan70%ofallInternetusers,saidareportonthecountry'sjournalismsectoronWednesday.Thereport,

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Asia markets rally as oil prices bounce

AsianmarketsroseThursdaywithenergyfirmsprovidingstrongsupportafterasurgeinoilprices,whilethedollarheldgainsagainsttheyenasatopFederalReserveofficialreinforcedex

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President Trump Says Media 'Doesn't Want to Report' on Terror Attacks

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the media “doesn't want to report” on terrorist attacks while delivering remarks to members of the military at MacDill Air Force Base on Monday.

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From chilli seeds to an influx of Chinese workers, Indonesia to set up agency to combat fake news

Indonesia is setting up an agency that will tackle fake news after a flood of untrue stories on social media, an official said on Thursday, including claims China was waging biological warfare against the country using contaminated chilli seeds.

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Thai embassy to Cambodia rejects news of canned food containing HIV

The Thai embassy to Cambodia on Saturday rejected news that canned food, particularly canned fruit, manufactured in Thailand were contaminated with HIV. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.

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Kim Jongkook And Song Jihyo confirmed to leave ‘Running Man,’ production team issues official apology

It seems that popular SBS variety show, ‘Running Man‘ will be losing more of their original cast. And this time, it seems that this one is an abrupt decision. It was confirmed by the producers of the show that, Kim Jongkook and Song Jihyo will be leaving the show after 6 years. Just this past October, original member Kang Gary also left to focus on his music career.

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Facebook steps up efforts against fake news

Facebook, Inc. said Thursday it was stepping up efforts against fake news and hoaxes by testing several ways to make it easier to report a hoax if users see one on the social media network.

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Anxiety over Italy's vote today amid spread of fake news

Anxiety about bogus news reports is rising in Europe, as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and others express concern that fake news circulated over social media may influence elections on the continent, including a critical referendum in Italy today.

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Facebook to stop ethnicity-based targeting for some ads

Facebook Inc said on Friday it would no longer allow certain advertisers to exclude racial or ethnic groups when placing ads on its service, following criticism that the practice was discriminatory.

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'Crazy' to say Facebook helped Trump win - Zuckerberg

Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg has strongly defended his network.