Countries Trump video on SA farm murders contains many falsehoods Johannesburg – US President Donald Trump ambushed his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at talks Wednesday with a video... Read more 22 May
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Technology Facebook, TikTok harden EU commitment to tackle disinformation – but not X Brussels — Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the... Read more 14 Feb
Countries Disinformation fuels ethnic tension in Ethiopia Addis Ababa – Supporters of Ethiopia’s warring factions are exploiting increasingly advanced technology and poor media literacy to spread... Read more 23 Jan
Technology Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking Sydney — Australia is deeply concerned by Meta’s decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram... Read more 9 Jan
Technology US says it broke up Russian AI bot farm on X Washington — The United States has disrupted a Russian disinformation campaign involving AI-powered bots used to create fake profiles... Read more 10 Jul, 2024
Countries Migration, infrastructure woes fuel South Africa poll disinformation Johannesburg — Propagandists and scammers are exploiting xenophobia and anger over failing infrastructure to unleash a wave of disinformation... Read more 25 May, 2024
World ‘Fake love’ crypto scammers ensnare US victims Philadelphia – The “wine trader” wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts. Then he... Read more 26 Feb, 2024
Technology Meta says China-based influence efforts ramp up San Francisco — Meta on Thursday warned that deceptive online campaigns based in China were taking aim at 2024... Read more 1 Dec, 2023
Countries Sex, lies and social media: Women face tough fight in African politics Nairobi – Soon after Judy Kengo was sworn into office last year, the Kenyan legislator faced her first public... Read more 30 Aug, 2023