Combating deliberately wrong information that intends to mislead and misinformation in election year is a civil duty
The company said it would not allow its technology to be used for ‘political campaigns’
Actively ignoring low-quality information online can free up your limited resources of time and attention.
If diplomatic efforts cannot avert further conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a dramatic shift in international relations could occur
Facebook’s micro-targeting algorithms have been used to spread disinformation and sow distrust in democratic institutions around the world. It has a responsibility to act
It’s not only Big Pharma that uses people’s fears and illness to boost profits. A company’s billboard on the M5 near Cape Town is doing the same
Is Gates a superhero or a supervillain? That’s the wrong question. The right question is: How it is that one person can have so much influence over world health?
Disinformation — turbocharged by social media algorithms — buries lies and propaganda in ‘facts’.
Refuting lies about vaccines from people in leadership positions may be less about changing their minds and more about protecting those listening
The pandemic has helped to expose the dire state of Sudan’s healthcare system, which lacks both equipment and medical personnel
More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality
The Ethiopian government has created its own ‘fact-checking’ unit — and it is not the only government to do so.
The rumour mill can shape politics — and reveal uncomfortable truths