Polish state websites hacked and used to spread false info
Two Polish government websites were hacked Wednesday and used briefly to spread false information about a non-existent radioactive threat.
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Facebook Removes 7 Million Posts For False COVID-19 Information
Facebook said Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content…
Defending against cyberattacks by giving attackers ‘false hope’
Prasad Calyam and researchers at the University of Missouri hope to employ a new strategy in the ongoing struggle to protect digital information in the…
The False Promise Blockchains Will Revolutionize Real
Farzam Ehsani is co-founder and CEO of VALR.com, a digital asset trading platform. The following is an exclusive contribution to Tech News’s 2018 Year in…
Facebook launches ‘Hunt for False News’ debunk blog | Social Media
Facebook hopes detailing concrete examples of fake news it’s caught — or missed — could improve news literacy, or at least prove it’s attacking the…
This AI can help spot biased websites and false news | Tech Industry
Breaking Tech Industry news from the top sourcesAny fact-checker who works in the media has a straightforward but challenging job: make sure…
WhatsApp hires ‘grievance officer’ to help combat false information in…
Latest Apps and Software NewsFollowing widespread criticism of the way its service is used to spread false information and news in India, WhatsApp has…
Reducing false positives in credit card fraud detection | Robotics
Have you ever used your credit card at a new store or location only to have it declined? Has a sale ever been blocked because you charged a higher amount than…
Facebook’s ‘trustworthiness’ scores weed out fake news, false user reports…
Facebook probably has a scorecard for you — in a recent interview with the Washington Post, Facebook product manager Tessa Lyons shared that the network has a…
Study: On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories | Social
A new study by three MIT scholars has found that false news spreads more rapidly on the social network Twitter than real news does — and by a substantial…