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EU gives ultimatum to Musk to deal with Israel-Hamas misinformation

The EU's digital rights chief warned the owner of X, formerly Twitter, that war misinformation flooding the site was a potential breach of EU law.

11/10/2023

Slovakia

Pro-Russia disinformation floods Slovakia ahead of crucial election

Propaganda and attacks on LGBTQ people are prominent ahead of election which could decide whether the country moves politically closer to Moscow.

29/09/2023

Tech News

Musk’s X appears to scrap election misinformation reporting feature

An Australian organisation says that the social media platform X no longer has an election misinformation reporting feature in the country just weeks before an important referendum.

27/09/2023

The Cube

Lampedusa: Misinformation floods social media about surge of migrants

When more than 10,000 undocumented migrants landed on the shores of the Italian island of Lampedusa last week, social media became flooded with misinformation. Euronews debunked two viral and misleading clips.

21/09/2023

Earth News

Fact check: Are TikTok animal rescue videos always real?

Rescue videos receive millions of views online but they are often staged and cause serious psychological and physical harm to the animals.

06/08/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine: Was the Russian airstrike on a cathedral in Odesa staged?

Multiple social media accounts falsely argue the attack is fake because a woman in the video can be seen picking up the debris with a little too much ease.

04/08/2023

Health news

Borax challenge: TikTok’s latest life-threatening body cleanse trend

TikTok videos promoting the ingestion of a powdery laundry detergent have gone viral, with users falsely claiming that the substance isn’t toxic.

01/08/2023

Climate

Europe heatwave: Was it this hot in Rome back in 1841?

Despite heat records being broken around the globe, misinformation about extreme weather is still circulating online.

26/07/2023

Spain

Warning over online misinformation ahead of Spanish election

Researchers have criticised what they see as an inconsistent approach taken by social media companies as misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud spread.

19/07/2023

Finland

Finland government minister pushes foreign media 'conspiracy theory'

The newly-appointed minister for economic affairs says that certain researchers, experts and journalists are pushing an anti-government agenda onto foreign media outlets.

19/07/2023

Tech News

How major brands are unwittingly funding junk AI content online

Generative AI has led to an increase in websites producing low-quality or fake content - and major brands' advertising budgets may be funding them.

28/06/2023

Georgia

Former soviet states fighting against Russian influence

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, propaganda and disinformation have been perceived as a major threat in a number of countries. Why do these materials play such a role and even become a tool of domestic politics?

05/06/2023

Tech News

AI poses ‘risk of extinction’ like nuclear war, ChatGPT maker warns

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and "AI godfather" Geoffrey Hinton are among hundreds of tech experts warning of the threat AI poses to humanity.

30/05/2023

Tech News

EU slams Twitter as ‘irresponsible’ for leaving disinformation code

Despite Twitter’s withdrawal, the EU’s anti-disinformation code remains “strong,” said Vera Jourova.

29/05/2023

Tech News

Fake image of Pentagon explosion causes real dip on Wall Street

It could be the first instance of an AI-generated image sowing enough confusion to move stock markets.

23/05/2023

Turkey

Turkey's disinformation election: Fake videos and misleading claims

The presidential and parliamentary election campaigns have not been immune from disinformation narratives.

16/05/2023

Tech News

Google unveils new AI-powered tools to take on ChatGPT and Bing

Google plans to infuse its search engine with artificial intelligence (AI) as it faces fierce competition from Microsoft and ChatGPT.

11/05/2023

United Kingdom

Did a transgender woman win this year's London Marathon?

A transgender woman who finished who ran in the mass event of the London Marathon and is being accused of “cheating real women out of a place."

05/05/2023

Tech News

The 4 dangers AI experts are most worried about

Here are some of the biggest concerns being voiced about the future of AI - and humanity.

04/05/2023

Tech News

AI-generated fake news websites driving spread of misinformation

Websites publishing hundreds of AI-generated news articles a day are proliferating across the web.

02/05/2023