A Chinese Wikipedia editor spent years writing fake Russian medieval history
She pulled off one of the largest hoaxes ever seen on the platform.
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TikTok takes more action against hoaxes and dangerous challenges
Almost half of teens want more information about how to understand the risks of online challenges, a survey found.
Twitter will let you report posts aimed at suppressing voters
It will turn the reporting feature on around 'key moments' of the 2020 US election.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
An old Instagram hoax is back, and it's duping celebrities
Including the man in charge of the US nuclear arsenal.
Facebook built a tool to track misinformation about itself
Software called Stormchaser followed viral rumors and memes about Facebook.
Facebook is fact checking the 'drunk Nancy Pelosi' video, but won't remove it
The company isn't removing the edited and misleading clip.
YouTube is removing ads from all Momo-related videos
That's one way to stamp out the spread of the viral hoax.
US charges 'Call of Duty' swatter's alleged co-conspirators
They reportedly helped him make false bomb and shooter threats.
WhatsApp limits forwarding worldwide to fight hoaxes and rumors
It's hoping a strategy from India will work in other countries.
YouTube searches for 'RBG' led to slew of bogus conspiracy videos
The site still has work to do cleaning up its searches.
Why are people pretending to be dead on Instagram?
“Can you guys comment RIP in my most recent pic...”
The internet’s slow turn against Alex Jones and InfoWars
Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify have had enough of the conspiracy theorist.
Twitter tries to explain how it fights breaking news hoaxes
Internet trolls and fakers quickly latched onto the shooting at YouTube's HQ.
Wikipedia had no idea it would become a YouTube fact checker
YouTube wants to link to third-party sites to stem the spread of misinformation.
YouTube CEO talks misinformation, creators and comments at SXSW
Susan Wojcicki announced plans to use 'information cues' to combat hoaxes.
YouTube finally notices Infowars is peddling dangerous conspiracies
It removed a video that claimed a school shooting survivor was an actor.
Alleged swatting hoax ends in the death of a father of two (updated)
The hoax was apparently sparked by a disagreement over a ‘Call of Duty’ game.
Facebook and Google tackle fake news ahead of French elections
The tech companies teamed with major news organizations on a series of verification tools.
Facebook tweaks the feed to bury fake news and clickbait
The company trained its algorithms to recognize sketchy content and rank it lower than more legitimate posts.
Sketchy adoption app Adoptly is a hoax after all
The duo behind fake app Pooper are back with more 'satire.'
