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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.
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Trump names 'winners' of his fake news awards
The announcement, which Trump teased on his Twitter account for the past two weeks, came hours after a Republican senator rebuked him for attacking the free press.
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'The Fakeys': Comedians turn tables on Trump's 'fake news' awards
The US president’s announcement that he would hand out awards for what he calls “fake news” has fired up comics and media commentators.
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[OPINION] Why social media may not be so good for democracy
Social media is actively undermining some of the social conditions that have historically made democratic nation states possible.
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Fake news hurts trust in media, mainstream outlets fare better: poll
Overall, 58% of those surveyed said that as a result of becoming aware of fake news they had less trust in social media news stories about politics or elections.
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MPs ask Facebook for any evidence of Russian-linked Brexit activity
The request was made by Damian Collins, chair of parliament’s Digital, Media and Sports Committee, as part of its effort to gather evidence for an inquiry it is conducting into the fake news.
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‘Fake news!’: Ireland rebukes Trump over corporate tax claim
President Donald Trump’s assertion that he had heard Ireland was going to cut its already low corporate tax rate is ‘fake news’, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.
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[LISTEN] Most common incorrect 'facts' about SA
Senior researcher at Africa Check Kate Wilkinson and 702 presenter Azania Mosaka discuss commonly accepted claims about South Africa.
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[WATCH] Facebook unsure how many ads it sold to Russian fake news operatives
Facebook doesn't know how many ads were sold to Russian operatives spreading fake news on the site during the US elections. CNN reports.
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[WATCH] How fake news gets on your Facebook feed
Fakes news creators use Facebook to drive traffic by posting links of their stories using fake profiles, all in the hope of going viral. CNN goes behind the scenes.
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Spreading fake news will lead to charges, say police
This comes after an article claiming a senior police officer in the Presidential Protection Unit had been arrested and goods seized from his house.
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Facebook offers tool to combat fake news in Kenya ahead of polls
Facebook's seven million monthly users in Kenya will see the new tool to help them evaluate content displayed prominently when they log on.
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Facebook to step up fact-checking in fight against fake news
Facebook has been criticised as being one of the main distribution points for so-called fake news, which many think influenced the 2016 United States presidential election.
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Jay Naidoo: All ministers guilty of state capture should go
Activist Jay Naidoo says that while he supports a call for President Zuma to step down, all government ministers guilty of state capture should go too.
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Fake news reports hit Kenya’s election build up
The BBC has warned of a fake video on Kenya's election being circulated on social media purported to be from its 'Focus on Africa' programme.
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[LISTEN] MiWay CEO: Racist email is fake news on steroids
Radio 702’s Bongani Bingwa talks to MiWay CEO Rene Otto about the insurance company’s next step.
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MiWay to name & shame culprit once probe into racist email concluded
MiWay says an internal investigation has revealed that the email was fabricated by a disgruntled client.
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MiWay dismisses racist email as 'fake news'
In the mail an official reminds one 'Mr Nobu' of a managerial decision not to accept 90% of claims made by black people as from August of this year.
