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India’s Coronavirus-Linked Suicides Prove Misinformation Can Be Fatal
COVID-19 patients are dying by suicide, but so are those who have not gotten tested or those whose results were negative. Here's one of the reasons why.
Fake News About Mark Zuckerberg Goes Viral After Anti-Fact Checking Comments
After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg disagreed with Twitter's decision to fact check the president, misinformation about him was shared widely on the internet, including his own platform.
Are Fake News and Misinformation Affecting India’s Fight Against Coronavirus? An Expert Explains
"Today, people like you and me may laugh off the 'theory' about banging plates creating vibrations that will destroy the virus, but there are people who actually believe it."
WhatsApp Is Trying Harder to Fix Its Misinformation Problem
The introduction of a new limit has led to a 70 percent drop in the forwarding of viral messages around the globe.
How to Stop Your Boomer Parents From Spreading Fake Coronavirus News
Four ways to survive the social media "infodemic."
It’s Official: Facebook’s Fact-Checking Is Making Its Fake News Problem Even Worse
People assume when an article isn't flagged as questionable, it's true, according to a new study from MIT.
The World Health Organisation Is Now on TikTok to Bust Coronavirus Myths
We hope their next video tells people that the virus won’t turn them into zombies.
Fake News About Coronavirus is Spreading. Here Are Some of the Weirdest Ones
From rumours of a zombie apocalypse to bleach as a cure, here are some of the most ridiculous fake news to go viral amid the outbreak. It bears repeating: do not believe them.
The Malaysian Government Had to Assure People That the Coronavirus Won’t Turn Them Into Zombies
Falsehoods about the novel coronavirus seem to be as contagious as the virus itself.
Facebook Hires Fox News Producer Who Has Poisoned Boomer Brains for Years
Williams, whose long tenure at Fox News included several years at 'Fox and Friends,' will work on editorial video strategy at the social network.
Trolls Are Sharing Photos of Sex Toys and Condoms Found at JNU. They're Fake But Even if They Weren't, Who Cares?
The posts present the students as hedonistic sex addicts who deserved a good bashing from a masked mob to fix their bad behaviour. The photos were fake but even if they weren't, who cares?
A Look at India's Decade: From the Rise of Fake News to a Drop in Happiness Levels
The decade that began with baffling scams (2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games) rocking the country, is ending with nationwide protests against the Citizenship Act. We examine the 10 years to see how the decade treated us and how we treated it back.