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Facebook to ban new political ads on cusp of US election

The social media giant vowed to fact check premature claims of victory, stating that if a candidate tries to declare himself the winner before...

Facebook, Twitter hit Trump ‘misinformation’

Facebook and Twitter took aim at US President Donald Trump and his campaign Wednesday over a video post in which he contended that children...

Misinformation impedes smokers’ switch to e-cigarettes

A regional tobacco harm reduction organization warned that misleading and false information on e-cigarettes is stopping smokers from switching to the better nicotine alternatives. “The...

Scientists fight online virus misinformation war

With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic...

Misinformation on coronavirus fuels confusion

Hong Kong"•From being duped into taking poisonous “cures”, to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a...

Think before you click

"Thoughtless posts contribute to the panic."   This phrase was uttered by my batchmate at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School, Rommel de...

How to prevent spreading fake COVID-19 reports

News spreads more quickly than ever now. And the biggest item in the cycle is everything COVID-related.  However, not all information and news circulating online...

Think before you share: COVID-19 myths and misinformation

You know what spreads faster than coronavirus? Misinformation being shared on social media by those who can’t even spare a minute to do a...

nCoV won’t turn patients into zombies – Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur—The deadly coronavirus will not cause victims to act like zombies, Malaysia’s government said on social media, as officials act to correct the...

Basic protection

As if the coronavirus that originated in China and which has now spread to several countries were not bad enough, people also have to...

Trick or treat? Here’s how you can uncover misinformation online

Along with the people going online to look for scary costume ideas and tricks and pranks, there are dark forces lurking all year long,...

Roque, Poe clash on ‘fake news, misinformation‘ issue

Should government officials be penalized for spreading fake news or misinformation? This emerged Thursday as Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assailed a proposed law seeking to...

Misinformation hurts Grace, pollster claims

MISINFORMATION is hurting the campaign of presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe, as some voters thought the senator has already disqualified from the 2016 presidential...
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