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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

August 31, 2020September 1, 2020Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mike IsaacComments Off on Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world.

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Threatened by Facebook Disinformation, a Monk Flees Cambodia

August 23, 2020Hannah Beech and Sun NarinComments Off on Threatened by Facebook Disinformation, a Monk Flees Cambodia

A smear campaign linked to the Cambodian government went viral on the social media platform, sending an activist Buddhist cleric into exile to protect himself.

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A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out

August 11, 2020August 12, 2020Matthew Rosenberg and Julian E. BarnesComments Off on A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out

A story about protesters burning Bibles drew condemnation from conservatives. It now appears to have been wildly exaggerated — and the first viral hit in Russia’s 2020 disinformation campaign.

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The Latest U.S. Tool to Fight Election Meddling: Text Messages

August 6, 2020JULIAN E. BARNESComments Off on The Latest U.S. Tool to Fight Election Meddling: Text Messages

Washington sent offers to cellphones in Russia and Iran of rewards of up to $10 million for information on hackers trying to attack American voting systems.

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Russian Intelligence Agencies Push Disinformation on Coronavirus Pandemic

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020JULIAN E. BARNESComments Off on Russian Intelligence Agencies Push Disinformation on Coronavirus Pandemic

Declassified U.S. intelligence accuses Moscow of pushing propaganda through alternative websites as Russia refines techniques used in 2016.

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Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line

July 26, 2020Anton TroianovskiComments Off on Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line

Facebook hired a Ukrainian group battling Russian disinformation to flag misleading posts. But critics say the fact checkers’ work veers into activism.

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‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era

June 27, 2020Cecilia Kang and Sheera FrenkelComments Off on ‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era

The false theory targeting Democrats, now fueled by QAnon and teenagers on TikTok, is entangling new targets like Justin Bieber.

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Two Huge Covid-19 Studies Are Retracted After Scientists Sound Alarms

June 4, 2020Roni Caryn Rabin and Ellen GablerComments Off on Two Huge Covid-19 Studies Are Retracted After Scientists Sound Alarms

The reports, published in two leading journals, were retracted after authors could not verify an enormous database of medical records.

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Twitter Had Been Drawing a Line for Months When Trump Crossed It

May 30, 2020June 1, 2020KATE CONGERComments Off on Twitter Had Been Drawing a Line for Months When Trump Crossed It

Inside the company, one faction wanted Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief, to take a hard line against the president’s tweets while another urged him to remain hands-off.

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In Brazil, Bolsonaro Lashes Out at Investigators

May 29, 2020Manuela Andreoni, Letícia Casado and Kirk SempleComments Off on In Brazil, Bolsonaro Lashes Out at Investigators

President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies have taken an increasingly belligerent stance toward the array of criminal and legislative investigations engulfing his office.

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