Disinformation

How disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz is preparing to take on Fox News

Among the challenges still facing Fox News after its jaw-dropping settlement of a defamation case is a lawsuit planned by a high-profile disinformation expert, Nina Jankowicz, who is crowdfunding her way to court after a firestorm of harassment and abuse

Fox News settles defamation lawsuit with Dominion: Why this is good news for all media outlets

The case was a referendum not only on Fox’s coverage of Dominion, but also on its long-established pattern of favouring one political viewpoint over all others, even at the expense of telling the truth. In other words, it was about disinformation and the people who are persuaded by it

Fake photos, false online posts: Prominent women across world battle 'gendered disinformation'

Former American first lady Michelle Obama and current French first lady Brigitte Macron have also been targeted in false online posts that claimed they were born as men

Activism Goes Viral: How scientists are using TikTok to campaign for climate change

A growing number of scientists are using the short-form video app TikTok to increase climate change literacy, campaign for action, and combat online misinformation. Some of them have gone viral

How the Brazil riots follow the global pattern of blaming voting machines

Rioters stormed Brazil's legislative buildings, shouting conspiracy-laden slogans against voting machines, which is the latest example of the impact of disinformation campaigns aimed at casting doubt on voting machines from the United States to France, Bulgaria, and the Philippines

No Red Wave: The key takeaways from the US midterm elections

There are lessons to be learnt from the US midterm elections even as counting continues. It's not been great for Donald Trump as the Democrats surprised even themselves, surpassing expectations

La la land of lies? How Brazil candidates are waging information wars on TV

The 2018 race that brought current President Jair Bolsonaro to power was already awash in disinformation. If anything, the campaign is arguably uglier this time around, given that the presidential race is highly polarised between the far-right incumbent and his leftist nemesis, Luiz Inacio

COVID-19 misinformation wave strengthens anti-vaccine movement

The anti-vaccine movement has mushroomed as its messages on social media have been amplified by conservative political figures as well as foreign influence operations, whose vaccine disinformation efforts pre-date the pandemic

Six Pakistan-based YouTube channels among 16 blocked for spreading disinformation related to India's national security

The blocked social media accounts include six Pakistan-based and 10 India-based YouTube news channels, having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore

EU officials agree on law to hold Google, Meta accountable for hate speech, disinformation

The law will force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines