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Recent Examples of disinformation
The news organizations who had partnered with Meta to tackle the spread of disinformation on the platform from 2016 are scrambling to figure out how this change will impact them.
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Meta is putting an end to its fact-checking program and adopting X’s and YouTube’s community notes approach to limiting the spread of disinformation, which is raising concerns among one Jewish advocacy organization.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
Russia must provide clear explanations and stop spreading disinformation.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
And Threatens Panama Canal Takeover Houthi Disinformation Underway Misinformation and disinformation quickly spread across social media in the hours after the incident—yet, this isn't the first time the rebel group has claimed victory over the United States.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Meta is putting an end to its fact-checking program and adopting X’s and YouTube’s community notes approach to limiting the spread of disinformation, which is raising concerns among one Jewish advocacy organization.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
Russia must provide clear explanations and stop spreading disinformation.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
And Threatens Panama Canal Takeover Houthi Disinformation Underway Misinformation and disinformation quickly spread across social media in the hours after the incident—yet, this isn't the first time the rebel group has claimed victory over the United States.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Disinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinformation. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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