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Italy launches inquiry into Kremlin disinformation | The Guardian
by Angela Giuffrida
May 10, 2022
An Italian parliamentary committee has begun an investigation into the spread of disinformation, reportedly amid suspicions that some Russian commentators hosted…
Online disinformation harming youth, need transparency law, says report | Business Standard News
by Ritwik Sharma
May 6, 2022
The sheer scale of disinformation on social media platforms is harming youths in India with no serious efforts shown by…
West Africa moves in unison to promote vaccination and curb falsehoods | Poynter
by Seth Smalley
April 26, 2022
In West Africa, fact-checkers are cooperating to expand their influence on local, national and international levels to curb misinformation about…
Brazil’s fact-checkers air concerns over so-called ‘Fake News’ bill | Poynter
by Seth Smalley
April 18, 2022
A Brazilian bill designed to contain the spread of mis- and disinformation narrowly failed an “accelerated pathway” vote Wednesday in…
Facebook fact-checkers fight to debunk Ukraine war misinformation | The Washington Post
by Naomi Nix
April 13, 2022
First came a one-minute video taken on the streets of Bucha, a Kyiv suburb abandoned by retreating Russian forces. The…
The Unsung Force Digging Through Misinformation | CNET
by Oscar Gonzalez
April 8, 2022
Tell someone that talk show host Ellen Degeneres is under house arrest for child trafficking, an actual false rumor that…
Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network to support fact-checkers with yearlong Google News Initiative partnership | Poynter
by Sara Bealor
April 3, 2022
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the nonprofit Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, has entered a yearlong partnership with…
Russia’s Diabolical New Approach to Spreading Misinformation | Slate
by Andrew Moshirnia
April 1, 2022
The war against truth has entered its most diabolical phase: false flag fact-checking. For several years, propaganda wings have simply masqueraded…
Can news help? New evidence on the links between news use and misinformation | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
April 1, 2022
News, at its best, helps people become more informed and thus potentially more resilient to misinformation, propaganda, and other attempts to lead…