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Social Media and Misinformation

Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here's what you can do to counter it The Conversation (UK)13:01Moderna Vaccine CDC Anti-Vax

Why there is no competition for accurate information: The psychology of misinformation and the necessity of content… Competition Policy International20:14Moderna Vaccine CDC Anti-Vax

Avoid spread of fake news on social media, NYSC warns corps members The Daily Trust06:54Fake News Africa Nigeria

NYSC DG warns corps members against misuse of social media Independent Nigeria18:57Fake News Africa Nigeria

YouTube removes video of Trump’s election misinformation The South African13:47Donald Trump US US Capitol

Now YouTube censors House Jan. 6 committee — citing 'misinformation' New York Post21:17Donald Trump US US Capitol

EU beefs up disinformation code amid Russia fake news fears ABC News13:15Disinformation Fake News Russia

War in Ukraine and disinformation newsletter 21 June 2022 University of Oxford12:14Disinformation Fake News Russia

Social media, fake news greatest threat to 2023 polls – DSS Blueprint Newspapers19:10Fake News Nigeria Elections in Nigeria

Social media, fake news biggest threats to 2023 election - DSS Nigerian Guardian17:07Fake News Nigeria Elections in Nigeria

Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better iTNews22:14Fake News Disinformation Google

Meta, Alphabet & Twitter to take on fake news as EU watchdog closes in Competition Policy International23:08Fake News Disinformation Google

Despite misinformation concern, 54% Indians derive factual info from social media, reveals OUP… Livemint.com14:26India

Meta to discontinue misinformation tracking tool: Report Business Times China09:22Meta Internet China

Meta reportedly plans to shut down CrowdTangle, its tool that tracks popular social media posts The Verge20:16Meta Internet China

How abortion misinformation and disinformation spread online Scientific American17:56Disinformation Abortion Abortion Rights

Ahead of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision, social media is rife with anti-abortion misinformation Fast Company05:09Disinformation Abortion Abortion Rights

Data next battle for Facebook, other social media giants WA Today20:02Australia Social Media Internet

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How Google Has Allowed Fake News About The Srebrenica Genocide To Flourish Radio Free Europe16:46

In the last 6 hours

Despite misinformation concern, 54% Indians derive factual info from social media, reveals OUP… Livemint.com14:26

Earlier today

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Yesterday

‘Greenwashing’: a new climate misinformation battleground Digital Journal16:20 27-Jun-22

Anti-abortion centers find pregnant teens online, then save their data Orange County Register16:03 27-Jun-22

Nexo Accused of Embezzlement on Twitter – Company Claims It’s Fake News DailyCoin16:02 27-Jun-22

Supreme Court’s Roe Decision Forces Social Media Sites to Confront Misinformation Yet Again Bloomberg12:35 27-Jun-22

In the last 7 days

You may have missed... mangroves' carbon storage potential, smart implants, and twitter… Cosmos21:31 26-Jun-22

When Local Newspapers Fold, Polarization Rises. Here's What You Can Do CNET13:12 25-Jun-22

How Abortion Misinformation and Disinformation Spread Online Scientific American17:56 24-Jun-22

Meta to shut down misinformation tracker CrowdTangle Advertising Age17:32 24-Jun-22

Local Journalism Is In Trouble. Here's Why That Matters and What You Can Do CNET14:47 24-Jun-22

What You Lose When Your Local Newspaper Shuts Down -- and What You Can Do About It CNET14:41 24-Jun-22

No Big Deal, but It Looks Like Facebook Is Giving Up on Election Misinformation Motherboard14:30 24-Jun-22

Pediatricians rally to dispel medical misinformation on TikTok Coda Story13:41 24-Jun-22

Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here's what you can do to counter it The Conversation (UK)13:01 24-Jun-22

Meta To Discontinue Misinformation Tracking Tool: Report Business Times China09:22 24-Jun-22

Meta Plans to Drop Tool Researchers Use to Track Misinformation Online, Report Says CNET21:43 23-Jun-22

PS Vita 2 "leak" reveals the worst thing about gaming Twitter Inverse21:06 23-Jun-22

Elections not Zuckerberg’s priority The Telegraph, Calcutta20:39 23-Jun-22

Meta reportedly plans to shut down CrowdTangle, its tool that tracks popular social media posts The Verge20:16 23-Jun-22

“As Midterms Loom, Elections Are No Longer Top Priority for Meta C.E.O.” Election Law (Weblog)18:54 23-Jun-22

#InfosecurityEurope2022: Disinformation Warfare – How Do We Tackle Fake News? Infosecurity magazine18:13 23-Jun-22

Meta Pulls Support for Tool Used to Keep Misinformation in Check BNN Bloomberg17:19 23-Jun-22

Meet the “Jogo Limpo” Teams Developing Innovative Ways to Fight Electoral Disinformation in Brazil International Center for Journalists13:59 23-Jun-22

War in Ukraine and Disinformation Newsletter 21 June 2022 University of Oxford12:14 23-Jun-22

Social media, fake news greatest threat to 2023 polls – DSS Blueprint Newspapers19:10 22-Jun-22

Disinformation and Democratic Transition: A Kenyan Case Study Stimson Center19:07 22-Jun-22

Over 40,000 Twitter users used pandemic misinformation hashtags "Scamdemic" or "Plandemic" in… EurekAlert!19:00 22-Jun-22

NYSC DG Warns Corps Members Against Misuse Of Social Media Independent Nigeria18:57 22-Jun-22

Social media, fake news biggest threats to 2023 election - DSS Nigerian Guardian17:07 22-Jun-22

‘Highly Concerning’: Hymen Repair Videos Flourishing on TikTok and YouTube Vice (UK)11:10 22-Jun-22

Tipperary community where bodies lay undiscovered for a year subject to 'hatred' on social media Irish Examiner09:49 22-Jun-22

Avoid spread of fake news on social media, NYSC warns corps members The Daily Trust06:54 22-Jun-22

Ahead of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision, social media is rife with anti-abortion misinformation Fast Company05:09 22-Jun-22

Labour Party Vice Presidential Candidate, Doyin Okupe Begs Peter Obi's Supporters To Stop… Sahara Reporters19:33 21-Jun-22

NYSC to Corps members: Avoid using social media to spread fake news Vanguard, Nigeria16:36 21-Jun-22

Data misuse and disinformation: Technology and the 2022 elections Brookings Institution15:06 21-Jun-22

Understanding How and by Whom COVID-19 Misinformation is Spread on Social Media: Coding and Network Analyses Newswise (Press Release)14:06 21-Jun-22

Avoid using social media to spread fake news – NYSC DG warns corp members Daily Post10:47 21-Jun-22

Delayism and disinformation Tortoise07:39 21-Jun-22

In the last month

Robredo to launch movement vs disinformation, fake news Inquirer.Net23:33 20-Jun-22

Why There Is No Competition For Accurate Information: The Psychology Of Misinformation And The Necessity Of Content… Competition Policy International20:14 20-Jun-22

Justin Bieber: His Ramsey Hunt syndrome is not due to vaccines Respectful Insolence19:27 20-Jun-22

Young People: Fake News and who they trust Survation15:48 20-Jun-22

Data next battle for Facebook, other social media giants WA Today20:02 19-Jun-22

Agnipath: Centre Bans 35 WhatsApp Groups Over Fake News, 10 Held; Eye on Coaching Centres News18.com16:30 19-Jun-22

Health care workers could be doing more to fight vaccine misinformation on social media, Pitt study finds Pittsburgh Post-Gazette11:03 19-Jun-22

YouTube removes video of Trump’s election misinformation The South African13:47 18-Jun-22

Azeri special services continue spreading fake news on social media with Armenian user… Armenpress09:28 18-Jun-22

Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. cautions shareholders regarding recent social media misinformation GlobeNewswire (Press Release)23:21 17-Jun-22

YouTube removes video from Jan 6 panel including Trump’s election misinformation The Hill23:17 17-Jun-22

Science: Misinformation and the role of social media Digital Journal22:40 17-Jun-22

Now YouTube censors House Jan. 6 committee — citing 'misinformation' New York Post21:17 17-Jun-22

Right-wing media jump to defend climate disinformation in response to Gina McCarthy’s calls for Big Tech accountability Media Matters for America19:15 17-Jun-22

YouTube Amplifies Misinformation And Hatred, But Here’s What We Can Do About It Forbes19:14 17-Jun-22

YouTube Deleted a January 6th Committee Video for Spreading Election Misinformation Reason17:01 17-Jun-22

Social Media Misinformation Is Making Americans Less Empathic Forbes16:26 17-Jun-22

While the deliberate lies that led to the January 6 insurrection are exposed, misinformation runs riot on social media Coda Story15:21 17-Jun-22

Ekiti Guber 2022: CDD Diffuses Tension Created By Fake News, Deploys 205 Election Observers Independent Nigeria14:50 17-Jun-22

Social Media Being Scanned For Misinformation On 'Agnipath': Intel Official NDTV.com14:43 17-Jun-22

Intelligence agencies keeping close watch on social media over misinformation on Agnipath… AniNews.in13:01 17-Jun-22

Homophobic misinformation is making it harder to contain the spread of monkeypox MIT Technology Review09:53 17-Jun-22

Keeping Fakes Under Control: How Legislation on Disinformation Turns Into a Censorship Tool The Good Men Project07:39 17-Jun-22

Meta, Alphabet & Twitter To Take On Fake News As EU Watchdog Closes In Competition Policy International23:08 16-Jun-22

Flawed research not retracted fast enough to prevent spread of misinformation, study finds Northwestern Now22:15 16-Jun-22

Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better iTNews22:14 16-Jun-22

Big Tech takes on fake news The Telegraph, Calcutta21:03 16-Jun-22

TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Google and others agree to take tougher line against disinformation PingWest15:25 16-Jun-22

EU beefs up disinformation code amid Russia fake news fears ABC News13:15 16-Jun-22

Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better as EU gets tougher Channel NewsAsia12:31 16-Jun-22

Meta, Google, Twitter pledge to better fight fake news or risk fines Jerusalem Post11:50 16-Jun-22

Dearth of local news in Wales leading to rise in misinformation says journalism study Nation Cymru11:21 16-Jun-22

Turkish parliamentary commission approves social media censorship law Ahval10:16 16-Jun-22

Why Experts Want You To Be Wary Of Diet Advice On TikTok Health Digest18:12 15-Jun-22

Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men? Snopes.com17:14 15-Jun-22

Peter Menzies: Real Intent of ‘Online Harms’ Legislation Is to Crack Down on Opinions Ottawa Considers Misinformation The Epoch Times16:46 15-Jun-22

OPINION: Four ways you can design social media posts to combat health misinformation Bournemouth University (Press Release)16:28 15-Jun-22

How cynicism and misinformation add to the emotional costs of gun violence Brookings Institution15:02 15-Jun-22

Researchers Release Comprehensive Twitter Dataset of False Claims About The 2020 Election Just Security14:55 15-Jun-22

Untangling Disinformation NPR10:02 15-Jun-22

Covid-19: Rabiu jailed over Facebook posts on deaths in Kogi PM News, Nigeria08:47 15-Jun-22

'Taylor, you probably should have reached out to me before reporting fake news': Seth Dillon calls out Taylor Lorenz… The Blaze23:57 14-Jun-22

EU’s Disinformation Code Will Force Big Tech To Tackle Fake News Competition Policy International23:23 14-Jun-22

TikTok Responsible For Mediterranean Diet Misinformation, New Study Suggests Discover Magazine17:22 14-Jun-22

Four ways you can design social media posts to combat health misinformation The Conversation (UK)16:39 14-Jun-22

EU To Target Meta, Google, Twitter Over Deepfakes, Report Says CNET16:31 14-Jun-22

Spotify Forms Council to Advise on Safety Versus Censorship CNET15:40 14-Jun-22

China’s Extreme Cancel Culture and Increasingly Hostile Online Environment The China Story06:44 14-Jun-22

Measuring the effect of Facebook’s downranking interventions against groups and websites that repeatedly share… HKS Misinformation Review20:43 13-Jun-22

Meta, TikTok, Google and Twitter All Preparing to Sign-On to New Misinformation Rules in Europe Social Media Today20:42 13-Jun-22

Singaporeans' trust in science remains high, but misinformation could affect this: study The Straits Times16:46 13-Jun-22

Social media users able to report misinformation under new law BreakingNews.ie22:10 12-Jun-22

Old tricks, new crises: hHow US misinformation spreads Malay Mail10:56 12-Jun-22

Prophet row: Pakistan runs disinformation campaign, uses social media to spread fake news. What … Livemint.com09:10 12-Jun-22

Stark new ad campaign will target misinformation from criminal gangs on social media Mail Online00:19 12-Jun-22

‘The YouTube Effect’ Film Review: Alex Winter Traces the History of the Ubiquitous Website The Wrap21:45 11-Jun-22

The week in fake news: Social-media hits that won clicks but lost the truth test The Seattle Times00:57 11-Jun-22

"Lost Illusions" and allure of fake news Salon.com21:18 10-Jun-22

Facebook posts stated on June 6, 2022 in a Facebook post : A “public health warning” was recently issued for fluoride… PolitiFact21:09 10-Jun-22

Alleged hijack of seven buses, passengers in Kogi fake news – Police Daily Post18:02 10-Jun-22

What can the Most Shared URLs on Social Media During the French Election Tell Us About Public Opinion of the Vote? Institute for Strategic Dialogue16:03 10-Jun-22

Social Media Companies Need To Take Responsibility For Spread Of Misinformation, Experts Say Business Times China12:32 10-Jun-22

'Transparency reports' from tech giants are vague on how they're combating misinformation. It's time for legislation The Conversation (AU)07:43 10-Jun-22

Old tricks, new crises: how US misinformation spreads Mail Online06:27 10-Jun-22

Finding accurate information online during a crisis IJNet00:28 10-Jun-22

Doctor Mike calls out misinformation in videos (including his own) Tubefilter.com20:16 9-Jun-22

How science helps fuel a culture of misinformation Nieman Journalism Lab17:45 9-Jun-22

Sharing source-backed information can help reduce COVID-19 misinformation online Penn State News17:28 9-Jun-22

Social media bots under surveillance amid Turkey's fake news woes Daily Sabah13:32 9-Jun-22

We won't shut down internet during elections - Matiang'i The Star, Kenya08:47 9-Jun-22

How Myanmar lobbyists use Telegram to spread... Mizzima05:23 9-Jun-22

Diablo Immortal director wants it judged on merits not microtransaction "misinformation" Rock, Paper, Shotgun23:01 8-Jun-22

Healthcare Professionals Can Counter COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation by Taking to Social Media HealthLeaders21:22 8-Jun-22

Pak media exposed for disseminating fake news on separatist leader from Jammu and Kashmir Greek City Times18:36 8-Jun-22

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