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Lesufi calls for calm after panic over Katlehong school torching reports
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi warned against the spreading of fake news, saying the dissemination of inflammatory messages was irresponsible.
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Fake news: Here's all the videos that are not from xenophobic attacks
While South Africa is gripped by a spate of violent attacks in the Johannesburg CBD and surrounding areas, many of the videos circulating on social media are fake. Here are some of the false videos spreading on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
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Instagram adds tool for users to flag false information
Posting false information is not banned on any of Facebook’s suite of social media services, but the company is taking steps to limit the reach of inaccurate information and warn users about disputed claims.
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How to deal with viral messages on social media
With viral broadcast messages on social media platforms, at times, spreading incorrect information, Eyewitness News spoke to Africa Check to find out how to spot fake news and what to do when you receive messages that may have false content.
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How conspiracy theories followed man to the Moon
Millions of people across the world still believe that no one has ever walked on the Moon, and that the images that Nasa broadcast in July 1969 were shot in a Hollywood studio.
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Fake Facebook accounts: the never-ending battle against bots
Here are answers to the four key questions surrounding fake Facebook accounts.
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Academics concerned about Singapore's 'fake news' law
Singapore is home to several leading higher education institutes, which attract academics from around the world.
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Pope warns against hate-fomenting 'fake news'
The issued the stark warning in a letter to young people around the world following last October's youth-themed bishops' synod.
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Facebook 'digital gangsters' who spread fake news - British MPs
Lawmakers' 18-month investigation into technology companies and disinformation also accused Facebook of trying to hide the extent of Russian interference in foreign elections.
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Misinformation woes could multiply with ‘deepfake’ videos
‘Deepfake’ videos that manipulate reality are becoming more sophisticated due to advances in artificial intelligence.
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Pope Francis warns against Internet 'disinformation'
The Internet 'is a source of knowledge and relationships that were once unthinkable,' the Argentine pope said in a message for the World Day of Social Communications.
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SAPS condemns fake 'white people brought crime to SA' quote attributed to Sitole
A fake news story circulating on social media quotes Sitole as saying "white people brought crime to South Africa", among other things.
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Nigeria media unites against 'fake news' and 'a million Trumps'
The CrossCheck Nigeria project aims to get normally competing newsrooms to work together to investigate and disprove erroneous claims, particularly on social media.
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Unisa investigates after employee alleged to be behind fake news websites
News24 revealed that the employee was behind the set-up of more than 10 fake news sites and that he was making money off them through adverts.
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On eve of vote, US warns voters to look for Russian fake news
The announcement came days after a new study found that misinformation on social media was spreading at a greater rate than during the run-up to the 2016 presidential vote.
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Nobel laureates seek guarantees to 'reliable information'
World leaders should take a stand on the matter when they gather for a November 11-13 'Peace Forum' in Paris, the signatories urged.
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Brazil's next president declares war on 'fake news' media
Several seasoned journalists working for Brazil’s biggest news organisations told Reuters in recent weeks they have started to throttle back their criticism.
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Researchers: Despite crackdown, ‘junk news’ still flourishes on social media
Oxford Internet Institute researchers concluded that Facebook and Twitter remain filled with ‘extremist, sensationalist, conspiratorial, masked commentary,’ and other forms of ‘low-quality’ news.
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Fake news accounts: Nigerian social media’s copycat issue
Nigeria has an unenviable reputation around the world for corruption and is known particularly for its ‘419’ email scams.
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[ANALYSIS] Why do so many people fall for fake profiles online?
Almost every online deception, fraud and scam – even propaganda and misinformation campaigns – begins with a fake social media profile. How do fakers get real people to agree to be friends?
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Trump social media 'censorship' claim is fake but widely believed
The US president returned to the topic on Friday with a tweet saying: "Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people... People have to figure out what is real, and what is not, without censorship!"
