Move away from Google if you want to avoid fake news – F.D. Flam
In the age of instant information retrieval, a Nature paper challenges the notion that internet searches enhance our knowledge.
In the age of instant information retrieval, a Nature paper challenges the notion that internet searches enhance our knowledge.
The rise of fake news, amplified by social media, and the erosion of trust challenge the foundations of liberal democracy.
Two global issues of the moment featured this morning – the scourge of Fake News and the rise and rise of English Football.
In this talk which was part of the annual FynArts Festival in Hermanus, BizNews editor Alec Hogg shares insights into the history and present of Fake News.
Statistical analysis of polling data reveals that support might depend on which media sources Russians get their information from.
Various titles of the Independent Group have published a series of patently false front-page stories regarding Ministers Mbalula and Gordhan.
From a distance, Boris Johnson appears to be doing a good job. Not so, I’ve discovered within inner sanctums of this great city.
At BizNews, this story reminded us of SA’s Gupta Leaks, where explosive information was extracted from an abandoned computer.
The Kremlin remains a master in disinformation. Right now its cretins are in full blown attack mode, flooding social media in attempts to justify their invasion of Ukraine.
Social media has many benefits. Among the downsides, however, is how easily posters commit to their preferred side of an argument.