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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.

09/01/2019

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

24/12/2018

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

13/12/2018

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.

22/11/2018

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.

07/11/2018

Europe News

The next frontier in information manipulation

Expert warn against "deep fakes" during upcoming election campaigns

16/10/2018

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.

05/10/2018

Europe Decoded

DEBUNKED : No, Manuel Valls didn't describe his life in France as a holiday

Comedian's quote gains traction after former French PM returns to seek office in his native Spain.

26/09/2018

Sweden

Europe is 'very vulnerable' to election meddling warns ex-NATO chief

Ahead of the Swedish elections this Sunday, ex-NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen talks bots, fake news, and interference with Raw Politics' host Tesa Arcilla.

06/09/2018

Sweden

1 in 3 news articles shared about Sweden election are fake

The ratio of junk news to professionally-produced news observed in the run-up to the Sweden vote is at a similar level to the 2016 US presidential election, researchers say.

06/09/2018

World News

Facebook rating users' trustworthiness: report

Facebook is rating its users on their trustworthiness as part of its effort to combat fake information, a Facebook manager revealed to the Washington Post.

22/08/2018

Europe Decoded

Tech giants remove Infowars content from its platforms in domino move

Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify have all made recent moves to delete content from its platforms by conspiracy theorist website Infowars

07/08/2018

World News

Euroviews. It's not Orwell's Newspeak: Why we must take charge of shaping our language | View

We need new ways of resisting the rhetoric of power addicts in the 21st century.

02/08/2018

Europe Decoded

Latvia warns against spread of fake spider news

Police in Riga are on the hunt for an unidentified individual, who has been putting up posters that consist of false information about an infestation of poisonous spiders in the Latvian capital

31/07/2018

World News

How worried should Facebook be after its market collapse?

Facebook's profit warning brought a record US stock market dive, but despite major challenges over privacy and fake news the social media giant remains... a giant.

27/07/2018

Russia

Euroviews. Russia’s World Cup victory | View

How much can a bunch of guys kicking around a small ball boost a bruised and battered reputation like Russia’s? More than you think.

10/07/2018

Romania

Writer attacked by mob who mistook her van for mythical 'black ambulance'

A popular legend holds that black ambulances cruise the streets looking for children to murder in order to sell their organs to wealthy buyers in western Europe.

09/07/2018

World News

Euroviews. Fake news in Eastern Europe: 4 narratives undermining trust in the EU | View

How disinformation in countries like Romania and Moldova benefits Russia at the expense of Europe.

06/07/2018

Ukraine

Babchenko staged assassination draws widespread condemnation

NGOs and journalists attack Ukrainian security services for staging assassination and misleading the press

31/05/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Hungary slams EU parliament report

26/04/2018