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Pak Pushes Disinformation Again To Revive Debunked Claims On Op Sindoor
In what analysts describe as a renewed effort to rewrite the narrative of a past military episode, Pakistan has once again turned to social media to circulate misleading and unverified satellite imagery.
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China Masterminded "Disinformation Campaign" After Op Sindoor: US Body
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a US Congress-created advisory body, accused China on Tuesday of masterminding a disinformation campaign after Operation Sindoor.
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AI-Generated Disinformation Tactics Spotted Ahead Of COP30
A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by AI and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30.
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Moscow Denies 'Baseless' Claim Russia Behind Fake US Election Video
Moscow denied it was behind fake videos about the US election after American intelligence said Russia was behind a fake video showing a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times.
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China's Hackers And Celebrities Fuel Taiwan Pressure Campaign: Report
In addition to military pressure, China is reportedly using hackers and celebrities to undermine Taiwan's commitment to self-rule.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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TikTok Fails 'Disinformation Test' Ahead Of European Union Polls: Report
Wildly popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed Tuesday, flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods.
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Meta Forms Teams To Combat Disinformation, AI Abuse In EU Parliament Polls
Facebook owner Meta will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative artificial intelligence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June amid concerns about election interference and misleading AI-generated content.
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Want To Work With Allies Like India To Combat Disinformation: US Diplomat
The US government wants to work with allies like India to combat disinformation generated by countries like Russia and China by ensuring access to the tools necessary to expose foreign information manipulation, a senior American diplomat has said.
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Fractious Pakistan Election Fertile Ground For Disinformation
Pakistan Elections: Fake boycotts, fictional ballots and blasphemy smears: a deluge of disinformation accompanied Pakistan's contentious election, with a delayed vote count underway on Friday.
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"Spare No Effort" To Counter Disinformation: EU Tells TikTok
The EU's top tech enforcer told TikTok's CEO on Monday to "spare no effort" to counter disinformation, but recognised the changes already made by the video-sharing platform.
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Almost Half of Indians Experience AI-Enabled Fake Voice Scams: McAfee Survey
About half of Indians surveyed said that they are unable to differentiate between the real and cloned voice of a person while 83 percent of the victims of voice scams have faced the loss of money, online security firm McAfee said in a report. The survey of 7,054 people was conducted in seven countries, including 1,010 respondents from India, around...
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Fake "Fact Checks" Fuelling Russian Propaganda In Ukraine Conflict
A Russian missile smashed a Ukrainian apartment complex, killing dozens. Pro-Russian propagandists offered a slick counter-narrative that shifted the blame away from Moscow -- using pseudo fact-checking as a tool of disinformation.
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Twitter Failed to Submit Complete Report on Efforts to Combat Online Disinformation, EU Says
Twitter did not provide a full report to the European Union (EU) on the efforts taken by the microblogging platform to combat disinformation and fake news, according to officials. Twitter said it's "making real advancements across the board" at fighting disinformation in its baseline report, but lagged behind firms like Google, TikTok, Microsoft as...
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Twitter Gets Yellow Card From EU For Disinformation Reporting Effort
Elon Musk's Twitter was hit with a yellow card from the European Commission on Thursday as its reported efforts to tackle disinformation fell short of those by Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and TikTok.
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Pak Pushes Disinformation Again To Revive Debunked Claims On Op Sindoor
In what analysts describe as a renewed effort to rewrite the narrative of a past military episode, Pakistan has once again turned to social media to circulate misleading and unverified satellite imagery.
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China Masterminded "Disinformation Campaign" After Op Sindoor: US Body
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a US Congress-created advisory body, accused China on Tuesday of masterminding a disinformation campaign after Operation Sindoor.
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AI-Generated Disinformation Tactics Spotted Ahead Of COP30
A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by AI and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30.
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Moscow Denies 'Baseless' Claim Russia Behind Fake US Election Video
Moscow denied it was behind fake videos about the US election after American intelligence said Russia was behind a fake video showing a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times.
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China's Hackers And Celebrities Fuel Taiwan Pressure Campaign: Report
In addition to military pressure, China is reportedly using hackers and celebrities to undermine Taiwan's commitment to self-rule.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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TikTok Fails 'Disinformation Test' Ahead Of European Union Polls: Report
Wildly popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed Tuesday, flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods.
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Meta Forms Teams To Combat Disinformation, AI Abuse In EU Parliament Polls
Facebook owner Meta will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative artificial intelligence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June amid concerns about election interference and misleading AI-generated content.
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Want To Work With Allies Like India To Combat Disinformation: US Diplomat
The US government wants to work with allies like India to combat disinformation generated by countries like Russia and China by ensuring access to the tools necessary to expose foreign information manipulation, a senior American diplomat has said.
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Fractious Pakistan Election Fertile Ground For Disinformation
Pakistan Elections: Fake boycotts, fictional ballots and blasphemy smears: a deluge of disinformation accompanied Pakistan's contentious election, with a delayed vote count underway on Friday.
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"Spare No Effort" To Counter Disinformation: EU Tells TikTok
The EU's top tech enforcer told TikTok's CEO on Monday to "spare no effort" to counter disinformation, but recognised the changes already made by the video-sharing platform.
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Almost Half of Indians Experience AI-Enabled Fake Voice Scams: McAfee Survey
About half of Indians surveyed said that they are unable to differentiate between the real and cloned voice of a person while 83 percent of the victims of voice scams have faced the loss of money, online security firm McAfee said in a report. The survey of 7,054 people was conducted in seven countries, including 1,010 respondents from India, around...
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Fake "Fact Checks" Fuelling Russian Propaganda In Ukraine Conflict
A Russian missile smashed a Ukrainian apartment complex, killing dozens. Pro-Russian propagandists offered a slick counter-narrative that shifted the blame away from Moscow -- using pseudo fact-checking as a tool of disinformation.
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Twitter Failed to Submit Complete Report on Efforts to Combat Online Disinformation, EU Says
Twitter did not provide a full report to the European Union (EU) on the efforts taken by the microblogging platform to combat disinformation and fake news, according to officials. Twitter said it's "making real advancements across the board" at fighting disinformation in its baseline report, but lagged behind firms like Google, TikTok, Microsoft as...
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Twitter Gets Yellow Card From EU For Disinformation Reporting Effort
Elon Musk's Twitter was hit with a yellow card from the European Commission on Thursday as its reported efforts to tackle disinformation fell short of those by Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and TikTok.
