Fake news

Facebook is going to begin suggesting news stories for you to read

Mark Zuckerberg wants to make Facebook the only website you ever visit. The next stage in this plan: pick out…

Pulled Russia story forces three CNN journalists to resign

US news outlet CNN saw three of its reporters resign on Monday over a retracted Russia story relating to a pre-inaugural…

Facebook is cracking down on fake news ahead of the UK’s general election

Fake news is still very much by-product of the internet and social media giant Facebook has announced its latest campaign…

US president Donald Trump’s first 100 days in numbers

US president Donald Trump said he has had the "most productive" first 100 days in office. “I don’t think that…

What you need to know about Wikipedia’s news platform Wikitribune

Jimmy Wales, the 50-year-old Wikipedia co-founder today announced plans to launch a global news service, Wikitribune. Verdict takes a look…

10 ways to spot fake news, according to Facebook

We all know that you can’t trust everything you read on the internet. Since the US presidential election which brought…

Facebook gets serious about fighting fake news with new $14m partnership

Tech giant and universities are teaming up to take on fake news in a new partnership named The News Integrity…

Fool’s gold: Remove the financial incentive of fake news

Hoaxes, misinformation and conspiracy theories — for the past few months, the danger posed by "fake news" has dominated the…

Meet the marketing company that used big data to influence Brexit and the US election

Fake news is not only a problem because it is fake. The big data gathered from it could be worse.…

Fake news and your health: can dis-information be deadly?

Fake news is now infamous for the role it played in the politics of the so-called post-truth era, with experts…