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Christmas fireworks falsely blamed on ‘Islamists’ after Bondi Beach shooting

Australian social media users accused "Islamists" of celebrating the Bondi Beach shooting, sharing a video of fireworks going off, which officials said was in fact for Christmas celebrations.

False report of 5.9-magnitude earthquake sends phones buzzing in Nevada

The warning was released by a USGS tool called ShakeAlert that is designed to inform people about earthquakes before they feel shaking.

Facebook’s ‘supreme court’ admits ‘frustrations’ in 5 years of work

An oversight board of prominent people decides whether Facebook is right to remove content or leave it in place.

S’pore orders access to MalaysiaNow to be blocked after website fails to comply with Pofma direction

The authorities said they are also aware of MalaysiaNow's statement rejecting the correction direction and criticising the Government's approach to clarifying online falsehoods.

The BBC needs saving from itself

How the BBC handles accusations over its editorial bias will have a bearing on the future of the century-old public broadcaster.

British minister says claims BBC misled viewers with edited Trump clips are ‘incredibly serious’

The BBC show Panorama reportedly spliced together sections of US President Donald Trump’s speech on Jan 6, 2021.

Musk has erection in right arm? AI not reliable news source: European media study

Mistakes made by Chatbots include confusing news with parody, getting dates wrong or simply inventing events.

Nothing but blue skies: Conspiracy theorists laud US government shutdown

Conspiracy theorists believe the shutdown has put a stop to schemes by billionaires to alter the weather.

UK reporter ‘horrified’ as Russia-backed website steals ID to fabricate report

A Russia-backed website mimicking Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) had embezzled money for an offshore property empire.

AI doesn’t just lie – it can make you believe it

Findings from latest research suggest that AI could amplify humans’ ability to implant false memories.

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