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[FAKE NEWS ALERT] Claims Mr Bean is dead will give your PC a virus
News posts claiming actor Rowan Atkinson, who found fame with the Mr Bean character, has died could give your computer a virus.
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Gordhan says SA may be experiencing 'Bell Pottinger Part II'
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gorhan says the country is having to deal with other fake news entities.
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WhatsApp launches Indian media blitz to dispel fake news woes
Beatings and deaths triggered by false incendiary messages in India, WhatsApp’s biggest market with more than 200 million users, caused a public relations nightmare.
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Mitchells Plain CPF urges residents to help combat fake news
The body says that over the past few months, false voice notes and text messages have been circulated amid protests and community violence.
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Mitchells Plain CPF develops new tagging system to curb fake news
The body says over the past few months, false voice notes and text messages have been circulated amid protests and community violence.
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Facebook has not fully answered questions on data privacy - UK lawmakers
The parliamentary committee says it will once again ask for the missing details on data privacy and fake news.
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[LISTEN] How fake news spreads in India
Talk Radio 702's Bongani Bingwa speaks to Voice of America correspondent Anjana Pasricha about fake news and the scourge of gender-based violence in India.
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Social media users urged not to respond irrationally to false reports
A screenshot has gone viral of a Facebook post claiming a lesbian woman was arrested, thrown into a police cell with 19 men, and gang-raped before she died in hospital.
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[OPINION] The business model of social media giants versus human rights
The social media 'free speech' machines can create human rights difficulties. Those newly empowered voices are not necessarily desirable voices.
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SAPS: Reports of woman being gang-raped in custody not true
The police's Mashadi Selepe says there is no truth to claims that a woman was thrown into a cell with 19 men and was subsequently attacked.
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[OPINION] Why Facebook is the reason fake news is here to stay
Facebook must confront deep challenges if it's to become a force in the global fight against false narratives.
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Ahead of contentious vote, Egypt sets sights on 'fake news'
The journalist was detained before he had even begun filming, his lawyer said. The government did not respond to requests for comment.
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[ANALYSIS] How SA investigative journalists helped turn tide against corruption
South African investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.
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Philippine leader bans news site from covering his events over 'fake news'
President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision was because he has had enough of 'fake news' from Rappler, his spokesperson Harry Roque said.
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[WATCH] Social media giants grilled on fake news
British Parliament members challenged Facebook, Twitter and Google to lay out their plans for combating fake news.
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Faked out: Putin not visiting SA, says Presidency
The Presidency has labelled the news as fake and a fabrication.
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Pope says fake news is satanic, condemns use in politics
False stories, Pope Francis said, spread so quickly that even authoritative denials often could not contain the damage done.
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Facebook to prioritise 'trustworthy' news based on surveys
The company, which has more than 2 billion monthly users, said its members would determine how news outlets rank in terms of trustworthiness.
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[WATCH] Trump's 'fake news' a hit among autocrats
'Fake news' has become a favourite phrase among authoritarian leaders internationally.
