The Long Read: In Africa, France targets Russian and Wagner disinformation
JOHN IRISH, ELIZABETH PINEAU and BATE FELIX, of Reuters, report…
Brazil electoral court cracks down on disinformation ahead of Lula-Bolsonaro runoff
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazil’s national electoral authority is announcing moves to crack down harder on online disinformation in a fierce presidential campaign between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) said the measures are intended to curb the “distribution and sharing of knowingly untrue or […]
Essay: Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academics MATHIEU O’NEILL and MICHAEL JENSEN look at the growing problem of disinformation…
Essay: Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
In an article first published on The Conversation, ANJANA SUSARLA, a professor of information systems at Michigan State University in the US, says the billionaire’s purchase of the social media platform raises some important issues…
Pope says fake news, disinformation on COVID, is human rights violation
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of human rights. It was the second time in less than month that the 85-year-old Pope has spoken out on the subject. Three weeks ago, he condemned “baseless” ideological misinformation […]
Russia, China sow disinformation to undermine trust in Western vaccines, EU report says
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Russian and Chinese media are systematically seeking to sow mistrust in Western COVID-19 vaccines in their latest disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing the West, a European report said on Wednesday. From December to April, the two countries’ state media outlets pushed fake news online in multiple languages sensationalising vaccine safety concerns, making […]
Battling misinformation: Armed with social media, Zimbabwean youth fight coronavirus ‘infodemic’
KIM HARRISBERG and LUNGELO NDHLOVU, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how Zimbabwean youth are countering misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic…
Facebook, Twitter, Google to report monthly on fake news fight, EU says
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Facebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesday as they called out Russia and China for their roles in the spread of fake news. The comments by EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell and the European Commission’s Vice President for […]