0603 GMT April 22, 2021
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Tokyo Olympics organizers played down a poll showing plunging support for the Games on Tuesday and said a report claiming cancelation could be discussed next month was "fake news".
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The European Union needs to come up with a strategy to counter disinformation about 5G technology or risk false claims derailing its economic recovery and digital goals, a group of 15 countries including Poland and Sweden said.
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Facebook said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request of the Singapore government, but called for a measured approach to the implementation of a new “fake news” law in the city-state.
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Singapore’s new law to combat ‘fake news’ came into effect despite criticism from tech giants and activists, who labeled the tough rules a ‘chilling’ attempt to stifle dissent.
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By David Shariatmadari*
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By Karin von Hippel & Jonathan Eyal*
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As uncannily realistic "deep fake" videos proliferate online, including one recently retweeted by the US President Donald Trump, journalism schools are scrambling to adapt to an era of misinformation — or fake news.
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Google said on Thursday an anti-fake news law passed by Singapore’s parliament could stunt innovation, a quality that the city-state wants to nurture under plans to expand its tech industry.
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US President Donald Trump has slammed the mainstream American media and former Vice President Joe Biden, as the Democratic hopeful launches the campaign for the 2020 presidential election.
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Google, Facebook, and Twitter have fallen short of their pledges to combat fake news, three months before key European elections, the European Commission said on Thursday.
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US President Donald Trump has called the Associated Press “fake news” over a headline it had on a story about comments Trump made on the midterm congressional elections, saying the AP headline was misleading.
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US President Donald Trump has backtracked over his explosive criticism of British Prime Minister Theresa May, calling it “fake news.”
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Tech giants such as Facebook and Google must step up efforts to tackle the spread of fake news online in the next few months or potentially face further EU regulation, as concerns mount over election interference.
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US President Donald Trump reiterates his stance towards the recent reelection of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, arguing that former President Barack Obama had similarly congratulated the Russian leader in the past.
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