Page 11 - Fake News
Fake news demons
The real is finally mythical; and fake news, much like the golden deer in the Ramayana, is leading the world from order into chaos
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Whatsapp looking for ways to stop spread of fake news
WhatsApp software engineer Alan Kao termed the situation as 'complex'
 "Whatsapp looking for ways to stop spread of fake news")
Fake news on agenda at IIT Kanpur's global cyber security competition
The final rounds of this global competition will be held during November 9-17
 "Fake news on agenda at IIT Kanpur's global cyber security competition")
Deadly consequences of fake news: When WhatsApp becomes the paper of record
More urgent question for a democracy is why we seem so eager to believe what shows up on the phone
 "Deadly consequences of fake news: When WhatsApp becomes the paper of record")
Alt News: Killing fake news with fact checks
Alt News has been making waves online for exposing spurious news stories on social media
 "Alt News: Killing fake news with fact checks")
Robots will make the best fake news
Perfect, but phoney, videos of important people saying crazy stuff are a big risk
 "Robots will make the best fake news")
Lessons from the US
American institutions show how to speak truth to power
Time of the contrarian
Braced for bursts of profit-booking, they might do better than traders
How news organisations are separating fact from fiction
It's a fact that social media can make it possible to spread lies in real time
 "How news organisations are separating fact from fiction")
Letters: Fake news
Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp remains suspect
Battling fake news
But technical advancement points to an unending war
Fake news, echo chambers and filter bubbles: Underresearched and overhyped
Don't panic: An international survey finds concerns about fake news are overblown
 "Fake news, echo chambers and filter bubbles: Underresearched and overhyped")
To curb fake news, Facebook leads consortium pouring $14 million
Apart from academics and non-profits, Mozilla and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales are also part of it
Fake news: You are the new gatekeeper
Information flows unimpeded and unchecked through the internet, filling a multitude of websites
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Attack on fake news: Facebook 'trending' to have stories published by many
Trending list will now consist of topics being covered by several publishers, not those drawing crowds
 "Attack on fake news: Facebook 'trending' to have stories published by many")
Rajiv Dingra: Grappling with fake news on digital
Needless to say, the good, bad and at times downright ugly news will also spread
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The fake news that sealed the fate of Antony and Cleopatra
Once we used to call this propaganda but now it's fake news
 "The fake news that sealed the fate of Antony and Cleopatra")
A digital fact-checker fights fake news
Storyful, a social media researcher in Dublin, has been a News Corp property since 2013
GPS chips and radioactive ink in new notes: Top 10 fake news in 2016
Along with India's national anthem being declared the 'Best National Anthem In The World'
 "GPS chips and radioactive ink in new notes: Top 10 fake news in 2016")
New tool to check spread of fake news developed
Twitter is currently the only social network tracked by Hoaxy
 "New tool to check spread of fake news developed")
