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WhatsApp integrates fact-checking option for forwarded messages

Deepfake deception ranked as most concerning AI crime

World’s largest tech companies pressured into hate speech purge

Act now to combat ‘pandemic of misinformation’, warns Lords committee

Facebook to warn users before they share outdated news

Google expands fact-checking service to image search

Facebook to allow users to switch off political ads

Twitter purges thousands of state-backed disinformation networks

Twitter nudges users to read before they retweet

Twitter flags tweets linking 5G with coronavirus

Social media platforms fail to act on Covid misinformation

Facebook employees protest company inaction against Trump’s comments

Trump threatens social media companies over fact-checked tweets

Zuckerberg calls on EU to take lead in internet regulation

One in four popular Covid-19 YouTube videos contains misleading information

Lords express frustration at delayed action against online harms

Coronavirus misinformation tackled by Twitter

Facebook confirms members of independent Oversight Board

Tech giants should face same sanctions as broadcasters over fake news, says ITN

David Icke kicked from Facebook for peddling misinformation

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Fighting the Covid-19 ‘infodemic’ isn’t just a job for experts

Red-flagging misinformation could slow fake news spread

YouTube bans content that contradicts WHO's Covid-19 advice

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