TikTok adds warnings to videos with 'unverified' informationTikTok is hoping extra friction will reduce the spread of misinformation. By K. Bell, 02.03.2021
Facebook is reportedly testing a ‘virality circuit breaker’ to stop misinformationIt would give content moderators more time to review viral posts.By C. Fisher, 08.21.2020
Facebook has removed 7 million posts for coronavirus misinformationAnd there's probably more where that came from.By K. Bell, 08.11.2020
Facebook repeatedly overruled fact checkers in favor of conservativesOfficials thought punishing conservatives would be a "PR risk."By K. Bell, 08.07.2020
Twitter will fix its overly aggressive '5G corona' fact-checkingIt shouldn't label unrelated tweets quite so often.By J. Fingas, 06.27.2020
Google adds fact checking to image searchesYou're more likely to know if an image is fake.By J. Fingas, 06.22.2020
Joe Biden calls on Facebook to 'promote real news, not fake news'Biden’s campaign takes aim at Facebook over political ads and misinformation. By K. Bell, 06.11.2020
Twitter clumsily fact-checks '5G corona' tweetsIt might be a little too cautious.By J. Fingas, 06.08.2020
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey disagree on fact checking the presidentZuckerberg said it's wrong for companies to become the 'arbiter of truth.'By K. Bell, 05.28.2020
Trump supporters target Twitter employee after fact checkUpdate: Jack Dorsey tweeted that he's accountable for Twitter's actions.By K. Bell, 05.27.2020
Twitter fact checks Trump’s false tweets about election fraudTwitter urges users to 'get the facts' in response to Trump’s 'misleading' tweets.By K. Bell, 05.26.2020
YouTube adds fact check panels to US-based searchesIt could help debunk COVID-19 myths for some viewers.By J. Fingas, 04.28.2020
YouTube's fact checking linked the Notre Dame fire to 9/11YouTube has disabled the panels for those clips.By J. Fingas, 04.15.2019
YouTube adds fact checks to search results on sensitive topicsThe information panel will appear in search results. By A. Dellinger, 03.07.2019