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Trudeau says companies who spread “fake news” will face “meaningful financial consequences”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is committed to going to war against “fake news,” and says that his government is looking to hold companies for...
STUDY | Selective Exposure to Misinformation: Evidence from the consumption of fake news during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign
Though some warnings about online “echo chambers” have been hyperbolic, tendencies toward selective exposure to politically congenial content are likely to extend to misinformation...
Why Fears of Fake News Are Overhyped
A top political scientist reveals new research showing a sharp drop-off in fake news since 2016
After the shock of the 2016 presidential election, many...
The U.S. had James Comey. Canada has five bureaucrats on alert for an ‘election incident’
The Canadian protocol is intended to avoid the dilemma that faced the FBI director during the 2016 presidential campaign, when he was confronted with...
FACEBOOK FACT-CHECKING OPERATION FACES NEW SETBACK
With Snopes out, the social network's fight against disinformation under renewed scrutiny
Facebook is breaking up with one of its fact-checking partners, raising fresh questions...
