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Disinformation surge threatens to fuel Israel-Hamas conflict

A dove flies over the debris of houses destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on 11th October, 2023

Amsterdam, The Netherlands/London, UK Reuters As the Israel-Hamas war rages, regulators and analysts say a wave of online disinformation risks further inflaming passions and escalating the conflict in an electronic fog of war. An explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of Palestinians on Tuesday is the latest focus of the surge of activity […]

Google launches $US3 million fund to fight vaccine misinformation

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Gdansk, Poland Reuters The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $US3 million. The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund” aims to support journalistic efforts to effectively fact-check misinformation about the COVID-19 immunisation process, the initiative belonging to Alphabet’s Google said in a […]

Helpdesk: 10 ways to spot online misinformation

In an article first published on The Conversation, H COLLEEN SINCLAIR, an associate professor of social psychology at Mississippi State University, looks at some tips for spotting “fake news” on the web…