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Facebook No Longer Banning Posts Calling COVID-19 'Man-Made'
Facebook is no longer removing posts that claim the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was man-made amid renewed debate over its origins.
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Twitter Raps Trump COVID-19 Adviser as US Cases Rise
Twitter on Sunday removed a ‘misleading’ tweet by US President Donald Trump’s adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, saying that it violated its misleading information policy on COVID-19, which targets statements that have been confirmed to be false or misleading by subject-matter experts.
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COVID-19 Misinformation On Facebook Draws Billions Of Views: Report
Misleading health content has racked up an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook Inc over the past year, peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocacy group Avaaz said in a new report on Wednesday.
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Global Fact-Checking WhatsApp Chat Bot for COVID-19 Gets Hindi Language Support
IFCN WhatsApp chatbot has introduced support for the Hindi language to help non-English speaking audience gain access to its COVID-19 information service.
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Twitter to Label Misleading COVID-19 Information
Twitter will add labels and warning messages on some tweets with disputed or misleading information about COVID-19, the company said on Monday, as part of a new approach to misinformation that will eventually extend to other topics.
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Global Fact-Checking WhatsApp Chat Bot Introduced to Call Out Fake COVID-19 News
The IFCN chat bot is capable of identifying the user's country via the person’s mobile country code and then helping them find answers from their closest fact-checking organizations.
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Facebook Kills 'Pseudoscience' Ad Category for Targeting
Facebook has removed "pseudoscience" as an option for advertisers that want to target audiences, a category available until this week even as the world's largest social media network vowed to curb misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tech Companies Step Up Fight Against Bad Coronavirus Info
Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.
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Ensure Rogue COVID-19 Posts Don't Go Viral: India Tells Facebook, TikTok
India has told Facebook and Chinese video app TikTok to remove users found to be spreading misinformation about the coronavirus following concerns about videos intended to mislead Muslims, according to a government source and a letter seen by Reuters.
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Russia Behind Massive Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign, Says US
Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to combat the epidemic, US officials told AFP.
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WHO Ties With Social Media To Fight Against Misinformation On Coronavirus
The World Health Organization said Monday it was working around the clock with internet and social media giants to combat widespread misinformation surrounding the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Facebook No Longer Banning Posts Calling COVID-19 'Man-Made'
Facebook is no longer removing posts that claim the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was man-made amid renewed debate over its origins.
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Twitter Raps Trump COVID-19 Adviser as US Cases Rise
Twitter on Sunday removed a ‘misleading’ tweet by US President Donald Trump’s adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, saying that it violated its misleading information policy on COVID-19, which targets statements that have been confirmed to be false or misleading by subject-matter experts.
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COVID-19 Misinformation On Facebook Draws Billions Of Views: Report
Misleading health content has racked up an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook Inc over the past year, peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocacy group Avaaz said in a new report on Wednesday.
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Global Fact-Checking WhatsApp Chat Bot for COVID-19 Gets Hindi Language Support
IFCN WhatsApp chatbot has introduced support for the Hindi language to help non-English speaking audience gain access to its COVID-19 information service.
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Twitter to Label Misleading COVID-19 Information
Twitter will add labels and warning messages on some tweets with disputed or misleading information about COVID-19, the company said on Monday, as part of a new approach to misinformation that will eventually extend to other topics.
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Global Fact-Checking WhatsApp Chat Bot Introduced to Call Out Fake COVID-19 News
The IFCN chat bot is capable of identifying the user's country via the person’s mobile country code and then helping them find answers from their closest fact-checking organizations.
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Facebook Kills 'Pseudoscience' Ad Category for Targeting
Facebook has removed "pseudoscience" as an option for advertisers that want to target audiences, a category available until this week even as the world's largest social media network vowed to curb misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tech Companies Step Up Fight Against Bad Coronavirus Info
Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.
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Ensure Rogue COVID-19 Posts Don't Go Viral: India Tells Facebook, TikTok
India has told Facebook and Chinese video app TikTok to remove users found to be spreading misinformation about the coronavirus following concerns about videos intended to mislead Muslims, according to a government source and a letter seen by Reuters.
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Russia Behind Massive Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign, Says US
Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to combat the epidemic, US officials told AFP.
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WHO Ties With Social Media To Fight Against Misinformation On Coronavirus
The World Health Organization said Monday it was working around the clock with internet and social media giants to combat widespread misinformation surrounding the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak.
