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Australia to force Big Tech companies to hand over disinformation data

New planned laws will align with efforts in Europe to curb harmful online content, including COVID disinformation.

Europe Decoded

Deepfake video shows Zelenskyy's false call for Ukraine to surrender

The manipulated video appears to show Ukraine's President calling on citizens to lay down arms.

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Debunking the most viral misinformation about Russia's war in Ukraine

Euronews looks at some of the misleading claims that are still being shared online since the start of Russia's invasion.

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Ukraine disinformation is spreading. Here’s what you can do to stop it

Disinformation has always been a feature of war. But in an age of unverifiable information being shared on social media, it can be hard to combat.

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There is no investigation into UK COVID-19 vaccines, police say

The Metropolitan police stated that it will not be taking any action on complaints from anti-vaccine protesters in the UK.

Health news

Fact check: Is Queen Elizabeth’s COVID being treated with ivermectin?

Anti-vaxxers and COVID sceptics seized on a mistake in an Australian news broadcast about Queen Elizabeth's COVID diagnosis to push an antiparasitic drug as a treatment for the virus against medical advice.

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Debunked: COVID-19 vaccines do not create variants of HIV/AIDS

False claims have suggested a link between Coronavirus jabs and the new HIV variant that emerged in the Netherlands.

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Fact check: UK police are not investigating COVID-19 vaccine programme

A number of videos have shown anti-vax protesters handing out fake legal documents to medical workers and other professionals claiming that vaccines are an alleged threat to public health.

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COVID vaccine misinformation violates human rights, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has condemned the spread of fake news about coronavirus jabs and the pandemic.

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YouTube urged to take 'effective' action against misinformation

More than 80 media groups and NGOs have signed an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki.

France

Macron: People spreading fake news should be 'brought to justice'

Speaking after he received a report on fake news he commissioned in October, the French president suggested new laws should allow internet platforms and individuals to be held accountable in France.

Poland

Far-right party banned from Facebook over alleged COVID disinformation

"I believe that this decision sets a dangerous precedent," said Poland's secretary of state for cybersecurity.

Sweden

Sweden sets up 'psychological defence agency' to fight fake news

The agency, set up ahead of Sweden’s next general election scheduled for September 11, is to defend the country against "inappropriate influences", the authority said.

France

Brigitte Macron taking legal action over transgender conspiracy theory

This is not the first time that the Macron couple has been targeted by rumours mixing gender and sexual orientation.

Europe Decoded

Greek journalists call for new 'fake news' law to be withdrawn

A Greek journalists' union says the new legal amendment could endanger the right to press freedom and needs to be rewritten.

World News

Euroviews. Regulating Big Tech will take pluralism and institutions | View

Give social media users a choice of algorithm - and real, independent oversight bodies - to keep debate online free and healthy, argue EDMO's Miguel Poaires Maduro and law researcher Francisco de Abreu Duarte.

Tech News

Facebook's move to fight climate disinformation 'too little, too late'

Environment campaigners say the social platform is still full of misleading information and adverts for fossil fuel companies despite a new pledge to fund fact-checkers.

Tech News

Facebook takes down anti-vaccine campaign that targeted influencers

The company deleted over 300 Russia-based accounts spreading false information about the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines after influencers went public.

Tech News

Facebook shuts down academics researching fake news adverts

A project tracking fake news in Facebook adverts has been put on hold after the social network deleted researchers' accounts.

Green News

Euroviews. Why conspiracies are delaying our ability to solve the climate crisis

To many of us, conspiracy theories seem implausible, but millions of people still read and share them every day.