Research examines intent behind Facebook posts
Why do we share posts on Facebook?
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Facebook's Zuckerberg is the focus of latest doctored video
Three weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words, Mark Zuckerberg is getting a taste of his own medicine: fake footage showing him gloating over his one-man domination ...
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Jun 12, 2019
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86 percent of internet users admit being duped by fake news: survey
Eighty-six percent of internet users have been duped by fake news—most of it spread on Facebook—according to a global survey published Tuesday.
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Tacoma-based Snopes, debunker of fake news, is locked in a nasty legal dispute
After more than two decades battling internet hoaxes, retouched photos, and other fake news, David Mikkelson, co-founder of Snopes, faces a much larger and more existential adversary.
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Americans think fake news is big problem, blame politicians
Half of U.S. adults consider fake news a major problem, and they mostly blame politicians and activists for it, according to a new survey.
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Jun 5, 2019
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Big tech surveillance could damage democracy
Data is often called the oil of the 21st century.
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Jun 4, 2019
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Ex-Facebook exec recommends Zuckerberg step down as CEO
Facebook's former security chief is disagreeing with calls to break up the social network.
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May 24, 2019
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Fake Facebook accounts: the never-ending battle against bots
The staggering figure of more than three billion fake accounts blocked by Facebook over a six-month period highlights the challenges faced by social networks in curbing automated accounts, or bots, and other nefarious efforts ...
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May 24, 2019
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Fake news changes shape as EU heads into elections
Fake news has evolved beyond the playbook used by Russian trolls in the U.S. election. As the European Union gears up for a crucial election, it is mostly homegrown groups rather than foreign powers that are taking to social ...
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May 22, 2019
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Facebook removes fake Italian accounts ahead of EU election
Facebook shut down phony Italian accounts and pages spreading fake news ahead of European Union parliamentary elections, prompting opposition lawmakers to call Monday for tougher laws to curb online misinformation.
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