Council in Gateshead had to debunk bizarre 5G conspiracies
A local council in the UK was forced to dismiss a number of bizarre conspiracy theories…
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Facebook finally fixes phone number vulnerability after years of inaction
If you’ve given your phone number to Facebook, there is a good chance it’s been scraped…
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Inaccurate news and hoaxes plague Twitter in YouTube HQ shooting aftermath
As we’ve noted many times now, in the aftermath of high profile shootings in the United…
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Play Where’s Waldo on Google Maps; best April Fool’s 2018
It’s that time of the year again, where the Internet is rife with digital tomfoolery. April…
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Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook’s response to data leak on 50 million users
In the latest development to the news that personal information of over 50 million Facebook users…
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The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica debacle explained simply
The Cambridge Analytica debacle is the perfect example that demonstrates why you really need to stop…
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YouTube tackles conspiracy videos with “information cues”
YouTube has announced it is to try and fight fake news by offering their viewers “information…
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Facebook remove and ban Britain First Facebook pages – a look back
Facebook has announced it has banned the Facebook pages belonging to Britain First and its leaders….
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The largest ever study of fake news has a very worrying conclusion
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has concluded the largest study to date on the spread…
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Online conspiracy theorists arrested at Sutherland Springs Church
Conspiracy theories often run amok online during the aftermath of mass shootings, especially shootings that occur…
