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Trump to skip White House Correspondents' Dinner for third year

Trump called the annual Washington event "negative" and "boring" and promised to hold a "very positive" rally instead.

France

Twitter blocks French government ads using France's own fake news law

The platform claimed it risked violating France's fake news law, which was introduced in December last year and aims to combat the "manipulation of information".

World News

April Fools' Day: a selection of the best pranks from around Europe

French police are calling for rabbits to join their ranks, Google discovered a way to talk to tulips: Here's a roundup of some of the best pranks.

France

France grapple with social-media fuelled violence against Roma

Rumours started circulating online accusing members of the Roma community of trying to abduct children, sparking unfounded revenge attacks.

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World News

Facebook removes more than 2,600 fake accounts

Some fake accounts tied to Russia have been deleted for spreading content on Ukrainian politics ahead of the March 31st Presidential election.

Germany

Facebook vows to fight fake news before European Parliament elections

Facebook is partnering with German news agency DPA as part of a large-scale effort to fight fake news through fact-checking ahead of the European Parliament election in May

Belgium

Fake News: Politicians, journalists, and scientists face mistrust toge

Who's to blame for fake news? Whether you read stories, write stories or appear in stories you might want to start by looking in the mirror.

World

Do more to combat fake news, EU warns tech giants

EU commissioners unveiled a report on how far Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla had come in complying with the bloc's Code of Practice on Disinformation.

World

Tech companies warned to remain vigilant when it comes to fake news

With the EU elections scheduled to take place in May, large tech companies have been warned to be aware of fake news. The EU's commissioner for security warned of the impact fake news could have on election proceedings.

World News

This is how Facebook will fight fake news in the European elections

Facebook has announced a series of measures it will take in May's European Parliament elections to ensure the vote is free from interference.

The Cube

FACT CHECK: No, Facebook did not 'un-verify' Nicolas Maduro | The Cube

The Cube debunks claims that Facebook gave Nicolas Maduro's verification mark to Juan Guaidó.

World

Wikipedia CEO Jimmy Wales on fighting the spread of fake news

"The whole point of democracy is to express the will of the people,” Wales said. “If the people are being duped and tricked by complete lies and false information, we end up with results that don’t really represent what the people want.”

World News

These Facebook Pages Were Linked to Russian Disinformation Networks

Facebook just took down two large disinformation networks that were linked to Russia. They were operating in Central and Eastern European countries.

World News

How can Europe tackle fake news in the digital age?

Euronews spoke to Chris Marsden, the co-author of a study into how we can monitor efforts by social networks such as Facebook and Youtube to regulate disinformation on their own platforms.

Germany

Der Spiegel journalist who invented stories now accused of defrauding readers

Claas Relotius has admitted making up parts of his popular reportages amid claims he kept money donated by readers who fell for his lies

Russia

Russian parliament to bolster penalties for spread of fake news

Russia's Duma is set to vote on two new bills that bolster penalties handed down to those who are involved in the spread of fake news

France

France passes controversial 'fake news' law

France's parliament has passed a new law, which aims to empower judges to order the immediate removal of "fake news" during election campaigns.

World News

'Social media is like stereoids for disinformation'

What can businesses and governments do to stop the spread of disinformation? We hear from top EU and UK policy makers at Web Summit.

Europe News

The next frontier in information manipulation

Expert warn against "deep fakes" during upcoming election campaigns

France

French language police: 'It’s information fallacieuse not fake news’

Donald Trump's catchphrase 'fake news' has crossed linguistic barriers and is used across Europe. But now the French have attempted to stop its spread.