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Facebook parent Meta’s systems fail to block anti-Muslim propaganda advertisements amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections, claims report
These ads contained violent rhetoric anywhere from targeting Muslim minorities, spreading disinform…
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Mark Zuckerberg announces 'big AI news'
Meta released the first two models of Llama 3 on Thursday; they've been integrated into Meta AI, th…
Sarah Jackson
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Meta claims allegations made by The Wire are false and the screenshots used are fake
The two articles published by the online news platform alleged that a user whose account is cros…
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The head of Instagram was briefly locked out of his account after he was falsely reported as dead
Instagram head Adam Mosseri was incorrectly "memorialized" on Instagram, temporarily locking his ac…
Hannah Towey
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Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to push a baseless conspiracy theory about the Texas shooter, suggesting he was into 'wearing eyeliner' and 'cross dressing'
Greene shared a theory similar to one put forth by Rep. Paul Gosar, who baselessly claimed hours af…
Cheryl Teh
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Facebook spent the equivalent of 319 years labeling or removing false and misleading content posted in the US in 2020
Employees of the social media company have raised concerns about the spread of harmful and misleadi…
Emily Walsh
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Gen Z has discovered a whole new source for news
Young adults are getting their news from influencers and other alternative sources on TikTok. That …
Dan Whateley
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Facebook, now Meta, says users in China created a fake Swiss scientist to spread conspiracies that the US was falsely blaming it for COVID-19
Facebook said a user named Wilson Edwards for 2.5 weeks spread lies that the US was urging the WHO …
Katie Canales
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Mark Zuckerberg reportedly helped reinstate a video that falsely claims abortion is 'never medically necessary,' caving to complaints of Republican politicians
Facebook employees repeatedly urged Zuckerberg to stop bending the rules for "powerful political ac…
Hannah Towey
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Russia is stockpiling corpses of Ukrainian soldiers to use in a 'false flag' attack on Chernobyl, Ukraine officials allege
Russia is plotting a "terrorist attack" at Chernobyl nuclear power station and plans to blame Ukrai…
Alia Shoaib
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Facebook is refusing to remove an attack ad falsely linking Rep. Ilhan Omar to Hamas
The video was created amid clashes in Israel and Gaza. Omar's office told Facebook the video could …
Tom Porter
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Mysterious Israeli-based group is using Facebook pages to spread fake news and target politicians
It's just another day at Facebook as a mysterious Israeli-based Facebook group used 21 different pa…
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Facebook has hired Britney Spears' lawyer ahead of an upcoming TV show about the tech giant, and will take legal action if the show contains 'false narratives,' it says
Mathew Rosengart warned the producers of "Doomsday Machine" to steer clear of "absurd characterizat…
Grace Dean
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An injured hiker rescued from the Grand Canyon says his 4 friends were 'unjustly vilified' after officials falsely claimed the group left him behind
William Formanek told Insider the reports his friends abandoned him after he got injured while hiki…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Facebook cracks down on coronavirus misinformation. False claims that the vaccine contains microchips are banned.
Under the new rules, any claims about the safety, efficacy, ingredients, or side effects of the vac…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Facebook expanded its rules on posting misinformation and will remove all false claims about COVID vaccines, including that they cause autism
Facebook also said it is working with the World Health Organization to remove misinformation about …
Natasha Dailey
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Facebook says it's removing false claims that antifa arsonists started the Oregon wildfires
Oregon authorities say they're flooded with inquiries about false rumors, and begged people not to …
Michelle Mark
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Facebook will start removing posts with false vaccine claims as experts worry misinformation might discourage Americans from getting immunized
Two leading vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna await approval for emergency use authorization from th…
Allana Akhtar
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Mark Zuckerberg told Fox News that Facebook would not fact-check Trump's false claims as Twitter did
Zuckerberg's comments came after Twitter added a fact-check warning to a false claim that President…
Tom Porter
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Facebook is now actively demoting false election posts and limiting livestreams in an attempt to crack down on growing misinformation about votes
As counting continues for the 2020 presidential election, Facebook says it is "seeing more reports …