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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.

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.

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.

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.

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The Cube

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

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.

The Cube

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ukraine

Babchenko staged assassination draws widespread condemnation

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

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Hungary slams EU parliament report

USA

Watch: Obama appears in fake news awareness video (or does he?)

A public service video warns of the dangers of online misinformation via digital technology — by manipulating a recording of the former US president.

Europe News

EU fake news fight 'clashing with right to freedom of expression'

Brussels is battling hard against disinformation online, but a group of lawyers is questioning methods used in Russia campaign

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Head of Vatican's communications office resigns

Monsignor Dario Vigano blurred a photo of a letter by former Pope Benedict.

World News

80% of people believe fake news ‘a problem for democracy’ — EU study

A survey of over 26,500 people in Europe finds widespread awareness of fake news online and a relatively high level of trust in traditional media over social networks and video hosting websites.

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State of the Union: Brexit and the beast

Europe News

Fake or real? EU moves to tackle 'fake news'

Dozens of experts thrash out ideas to counter the spread of 'fake news' online, as the EU draws up a battle plan.

Switzerland

Trump wanted to fire Mueller in June but backed down

Trump tried to fire Robert Mueller in June but backed off when his White House counsel threatened to resign, a source with firsthand knowledge confirmed to NBC.