Tag: Fake News

• Friday, October 30th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  World Medical Association blasts leaders who discredit science and sponsor fake news on coronavirus

  

  The spreading of fake news and discredited science by world leaders has led to many people dying and others being exposed to Covid-19, according to the departing President of the World Medical Association. In his valedictory address to this week’s WMA’s annual Assembly, Dr. Miguel Jorge, a psychiatrist from Brazil, mentioned both the Presidents of Brazil and the United States as contributing to more people being exposed to the virus and more deaths.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:04 UTC

  The New York Times reveals Trump's tax-returns; the president calls them “fake news”

  

  President Donald Trump has relied on heavy losses across his business empire to help nearly erase his federal income tax bill, according to a report on Sunday from the New York Times.

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  COVID-19: Countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) together with the UN, specialized agencies, and partners called on countries to develop and implement action plans to promote the timely dissemination of science-based information and prevent the spread of false information while respecting freedom of expression.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:02 UTC

  Facebook puts a global block on hate speech from Bolsonaro supporters, but will appeal jurisdiction to the Supreme Court

  

  Facebook said on Saturday it has put a global block on certain accounts controlled by supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro implicated in a fake news inquiry, a day after it was fined for not complying with a Supreme Court judge's order to do so.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  Europe opens consultation sessions on how to combat fake news and ensure free and fair elections

  

  The European Commission will this Wednesday seek input from the public and civic bodies on how to combat fake news and ensure free and fair elections, a move that could lead to new rules targeting social platforms such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google.

• Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  Bolsonaro pledges to veto a bill regulating fake news: “I favor total freedom of the media”

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he would veto a bill regulating fake news, which has also been criticized by social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, if it comes to his desk from Congress in its present shape.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:46 UTC

  Twitter adds “manipulated media” on a video from Trump's doctored news clip

  

  Twitter Inc added a ‘manipulated media’ label on a video posted on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed on Thursday that showed a doctored news clip with a misspelled banner flashing “Terrified toddler runs from racist baby.”

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 19:01 UTC

  Media called on the European Commission to combat disinformation on internet

  

  Broadcasters, publishers and journalists called on the European Commission on Monday to implement “much stronger measures” to combat disinformation on Internet platforms such as Google and Facebook.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:52 UTC

  EU accuses Russia and China of “unprecedented” Coronavirus “infodemic”

  

  China and Russia were blamed for spewing out false and misleading online information about Covid-19 in a European Union report that seeks to stem the “unprecedented” spread of fake news amid the pandemic.

• Monday, May 4th 2020 - 07:32 UTC

  Press Freedom provides the antidote for the pandemic of misinformation

  

  Journalists and media workers are crucial in helping us make informed decisions. As the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic, those decisions can make the difference between life and death.