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The trouble when fact-checking is in English and social media isn’t

While fake news in English is closely monitored, the same is not true when it is spread through vernacular content.

After killing of top drug lord, cartels use fake news to spread fear in Mexico

A newspaper seller arranges newspapers reporting the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha

More than ever, videos expose the truth. And cloud it, too

In Minneapolis, activists have been able to gather more footage of confrontations with federal agents than their counterparts in Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere have.

Medical misinformation more likely to fool AI if source appears legitimate, shows study

The accuracy of AI is posing special challenges in medicine.

Digital native teens given chance to spot fake news in Japan election

Japan lowered the voting age to 18 from 20 in 2016, but turnout among teenage voters has tended to be lower than in other age groups.

Fakes are good business, don’t expect AI to stop generating them

The recent uproar over X’s Grok image-generation tool offers a stark example of how commercial incentives can undermine content policing, says the writer.

‘Tiger Tiger, burning bright’: The scourge of AI-generated wildlife videos in India

A tiger in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh, on Jan 2, 2026. Fake videos of attacks by big cats risk undoing years of painstaking work by conservationists. PHOTO: GABRIELA BHASKAR/NYTIMES

Battles over truth rage online amid Iran’s internet blackout

There has been a deluge of propaganda, disinformation and influence campaigns from countries or parties trying to shape the outcome of the conflict.

South Korea’s Cabinet green-lights fake news Bill, insurrection tribunal

The National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party, passes an anti-fake news bill during a plenary session in Seoul, South Korea, Dec 24, 2025.

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.

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