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| Jun 9, 2026 | Starmer: X is responsible for fake Farage and Bailey fight images | Sir Keir Starmer has said tech firms must take responsibility for fake images depicting a brawl between Nigel Farage and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.
Multiple AI-generated images of Farage and Bailey fighting have been spread on ... |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Strengthening the UK’s Democratic Information Environment in an Age of Uncertainty — Full Fact | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, June 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The UK’s information environment is becoming harder to trust, more challenging to navigate and all too easy to manipulate, that’s one of the conclusions of this year’s Full Fact rep... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | ‘Chemtrail’ theories warn of health dangers from contrails. The idea takes wing at Kennedy’s HHS | By Stephanie Armour, KFF Health News
While plowing a wheat field in rural Washington state in the 1990s, William Wallace spotted a gray plane overhead that he believed was releasing chemicals to make him sick. The rancher began to suspect t... |
| May 13, 2025 | Fact Check Charity Warns of UK Digital Misinformation ‘Crisis’ | Digital misinformation has reached a “crisis” point in the UK, charity fact checking organisation Full Fact wrote in its latest report.
Full fact described the current time as one of “global upheaval,” routinely pointing to the Trump admini... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | UK Gov Invests Billions in Scotland’s Clean Energy Ambitions | The UK government will make billions of pounds available in funding across the UK, including for Scotland’s clean energy industry.
The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, made the pledge ahead of a visit to Aberdeen with Great British Energy Cha... |
| Sep 19, 2024 | No Evidence That AI Misinformation Impacted UK Election Results | According to newly-published research from The Alan Turing Institute, there’s no evidence that AI-enabled misinformation meaningfully impacted the results of the recent UK election and the European elections.
The researchers, based at the I... |
| May 25, 2023 | Fake images of Elon Musk kissing 'robot wives' are sweeping social media | Fake AI-generated images of Elon Musk kissing robot wives have been spreading on social media.
The posts claim that one of Elon Musk's companies is launching the "robot wives" in September 2023.
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| Feb 1, 2023 | Beware Greggs Fans: Free Sausage Roll Offers on Facebook Reported as Fake | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 01 February 2023, 03:02 pm
Greggs fans have bad news to hear at the start of the month. Apparently, the free sausage roll offers circulating on Facebook are just made-up stories.
The UK-based bakery currently has no... |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Final Call for Flight 5G: why are new base stations grounding flights in the US? | US telcos are powering down 5G towers near airports, as airlines suspend flights to major travel hubs. Why is the 5G switch-on now making some aviation experts nervous?
5G has been blamed for everything from COVID to killing birds, but ther... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Fact-checking orgs calls out YouTube for not having done enough to combat fake news | A group of fact checkers says YouTube needs to do more to combat disinformation and misinformation.
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More than 80 fact-checking groups from around the world called on YouTube to do more to combat disinformation.
They... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Fact-checking orgs have called out YouTube for allowing itself to be ‘weaponized,’ and say the video platform hasn’t done enough to combat fake news | A group of fact checkers says YouTube needs to do more to combat disinformation and misinformation. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
More than 80 fact-checking groups from around the world called on YouTube to do more to combat disinformation.
They... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Bill Gates says he didn't expect to be subject of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic | Bill Gates was interviewed on Twitter about the pandemic.
Gates said he had not expected to become the subject of COVID-19 misinformation.
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Bill Gates did not expect the pandemic to turn him into the focal point of COVID-19 con... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | YouTube Branded a ‘Major Conduit’ of Disinformation as Factcheckers Call for Action | Factchecking organisations have called YouTube a major source of online disinformation and urged the Google-owned company to improve moderation on the platform.
In an open letter signed by a host of organisations, the video sharing platform... |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Активист-антиваксер из Pfizer получил от The Skeptic премию по лженауке | Бывший вице-президент фармацевтической компании Pfizer доктор Майк Йидон стал лауреатом премии британского журнала Skeptic «Ржавая бритва» 2021 года. Он известен за свою позицию по поводу опасности COVID-19, вреда от вакцин и бессмысленност... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 5G has an image problem – how do telcos solve it? | Despite the range of potential uses for emerging 5G technologies, consumers are still largely in the dark. How can telcos better advertise the benefits of 5G based on where customers see value?
But with articles titled "The terrifying ... |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Nigeria’s Akiddie is scaling to become a storytelling platform for minority kids worldwide | Share this article:
“I came up with the Akiddie idea because I felt my niece deserved better, more representative stories, and that idea still drives what we do today, only that it’s no longer for just my niece, it’s for every child around ... |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Anti-vaxxers are targeting pregnant women with misinformation that can lead to tragedy, experts warn | A pregnant mother receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a maternity clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 24, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua via Getty Images)
A battle is being waged for the hearts and minds of pregnant women to get vaccina... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Boris Johnson sets his watch 12 minutes fast, photos show | UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson observing a minute’s silence for the victims of the Plymouth shootings. Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
A photo of the UK PM observing a minute’s silence at 11 a.m. showed his watch set to 11:14 a.m.
Anal... |
| Aug 14, 2021 | The UK is in a frenzy about the death sentence of an alpaca called Geronimo. It says a lot about the British national psyche, experts believe. | The United Kingdom is hysterical about Geronimo the alpaca’s death sentence. Getty Images, Joshua Zitser
An alpaca that tested positive for bovine TB will be euthanized, sparking a fierce debate in the UK.
The fixation within Geronimo has r... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Google offered snippets of incorrect guidance to UK users on self-isolating after being exposed to COVID-19 | Google reportedly showed UK users incorrect guidance on the rules around COVID-19 self-isolation.
The Guardian found Google offered incorrect snippets of advice through its 'common questions' box.
The error appears to have been removed. Goo... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Why Vaccine Hesitancy Is Rising Among Young People | Before the pandemic, most of us probably hadn’t had many conversations about vaccines with anyone – not even strangers on the internet. But one year on, post-COVID, it’s become completely normal to upload pictures of ourselves, gleeful, aft... |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Every Single Promise Broken By the Tories Over Lockdown | Boris Johnson’s political trajectory from bumbling chat show host to prime minister has always been based on lofty headline-friendly promises; promises that he never seems to face consequences for breaking. But providing the country with a ... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Test and Trace to receive extra £15bn, bringing total funding to £37bn | The Test and Trace scheme is set to receive an extra £15bn, bringing its total funding over two years to £37bn. |
| Feb 21, 2021 | Opinion: We need to stop calling it ‘NHS’ Test and Trace | Who runs NHS Test and Trace? “Surely the NHS?”, you might say. |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Fake News Is Rampant, Here Is How Artificial Intelligence Can Help | One of the latest collaborations between artificial intelligence and humans is further evidence of how machines and humans can create better results when working together. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now on the job to combat the spread ... |
| Dec 30, 2020 | The accused Nashville suicide bomber was reportedly paranoid about 5G technology. Here's what we know about the false 5G conspiracy that went viral this year. | On Christmas morning, a suicide bombing shook Nashville. The explosion injured three and damaged 41 buildings, Business Insider previously reported.
The FBI said Anthony Quinn Warner, who was in the van that exploded, was responsible for th... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Google has launched COVID-19 information panels in its search results to tackle misinformation about vaccines | Google rolled out new COVID-19 information panels on its search results Thursday to provide people with accurate information on vaccines.
The new feature will list authorized vaccines in the user's location, and show information panels on e... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Google, Facebook e Twitter se unem contra fake news sobre vacinas | Uma iniciativa uniu Google, Facebook e Twitter contra desinformação a respeito de vacinas. As empresas trabalharão junto com agências de checagem de fatos e órgãos de governo do Reino Unido e do Canadá para estabelecer responsabilidades no ... |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Facebook, Twitter, and Google are uniting to stop vaccine misinformation from spreading online | Facebook, Twitter, and Google are all teaming up, in partnership with Canada and the UK, to stop misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine from spreading online.
British fact checking charity Full Fact convened the group, and plans to la... |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Facebook, Twitter, and Google are uniting to stop vaccine misinformation from spreading online | A clinical trial volunteer participates in Johnson & Johnson’s study to test a coronavirus vaccine. Janssen
Facebook, Twitter, and Google are all teaming up, in partnership with Canada and the UK, to stop misinformation about the corona... |
| Jul 4, 2020 | How AI can empower communities and strengthen democracy | Each Fourth of July for the past five years I’ve written about AI with the potential to positively impact democratic societies. I return to this question in hopes of shining a light on technology that can strengthen communities, protect pri... |
| Jul 4, 2020 | How AI can empower communities and strengthen democracy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Each Fourth of July for the past five years I’ve ... |
| Jun 22, 2020 | The UN’s Covid-19 Response Team Is Calling For A New Era Of Collaborations With The Private Sector (And Kindness) | Members of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid check relief supplies of the "Humanitarian Help of ... [+] Switzerland" loaded onto a cargo plane bound for Venezuela at Zurich Airport on June 18, 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by t... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | How Platforms Can Prevent Misinformation Like #dcblackout | On June 1, citizens in the nation’s capital awoke to terrifying news after a night of protests. According to many Twitter users, late in the night, government security services had cut off communications and protestors had disappeared in th... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Housing Affordability In The Post-Covid Property Market | Property prices in 2020 would need to fall by 37% on average to make home ownership affordable for a ... [+] single person on an average income. Shutterstock |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Coronavirus has fast-tracked our journey to a cashless future, but will cash disappear altogether? | Australians are using less cash than ever. We’ve stopped taking money out of ATMs. We’ve stopped using it to buy coffee.
And while other societies stubbornly cling to old-fashioned payment methods, we’ve taken up contactless tap-and-pay wit... |
| May 15, 2020 | Woman Outraged At Conspiracy Theorists Using Her Photos for a Fake Facebook Account Regarding The Alleged Death of Her "Uncle" | Alec G., Tech Times 15 May 2020, 04:05 am
A woman enraged by "pathetic" conspiracy theorists who stolen photos to use for a viral post about hospitals claiming they register COVID-19 as cancer patients' cause of death, which is un... |
| Apr 23, 2020 | Twitter Blocks 5G Conspiracy Theorists From Sharing Fake News | Tiziana Celine, Tech Times 23 April 2020, 05:04 pm
(Photo : REUTERS/John Sibley)
A man wearing a mask walks past a 5G advert as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 14, 2020.
5G conspiracy linki... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Google fights COVID-19 Infodemic of Misinformation | Impact of Misinformation
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The search giant is also providing support to country-specific fact-checkers such as Full fact, Maldita.es, CORRECTIV, etc. It has also extended financial support for some science associations to prov... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | U.K. debunks 5G-coronavirus link after conspiracy theorists burn cell tower | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
While there’s zero factual support for a conspira... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | U.K. debunks 5G-coronavirus link after conspiracy theorists burn cell tower | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
While there’s zero factual support for a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G cellular technology — and the scientific community ha... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Election Power Ranking: Boris Johnson Gets Heckled By Northerners | In the final week before the manifestos drop, it’s there's lots of speculation in the world of the election. Labour is going to eat the children! The Lib Dems will give everyone £4,000 to spend on puppies! The Tories will get Brexit done!
W... |
| Jul 25, 2019 | The Worst Things About Boris, According to 'Fuck Boris' Protesters | As the country came to terms with Boris Johnson's first day in office on Wednesday, hundreds gathered in Russell Square, central London for the 'Fck Govt Fck Boris' protest, a march against a Prime Minister who came to power with the votes ... |
| Jul 2, 2019 | How Can Technology Transform Elderly Care and Support? | There could be an estimated 8.6 million people aged 65 or older living in the UK within the next 50 years – an increase which is likely to raise vital questions over care and support of an ageing population.
According to figures from Full F... |
| May 12, 2017 | UpVote: Fake news and AI factchecking, with Full Fact’s Will Moy | Enlarge reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating
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| May 8, 2017 | Facebook culls ‘tens of thousands’ of fake accounts ahead of UK election | Facebook has revealed that it has purged “tens of thousands” of fake accounts in the U.K. ahead of a general election next month.
The BBC reported this non-specific figure earlier today, with Facebook also saying it is monitoring the repeat... |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Full Fact aims to end fake news with automated fact checking tools | After they failed to stop the spread of “fake news” around the U.S. election, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Google are facing heightened public scrutiny. Fake news is a threat to democracy, the argument goes, and users of these search and s... |
| Jul 7, 2016 | How Technology Could Facilitate and then Destroy Legal Immigration | Immigration—it's one of the hot button topics of the 2016 election. Republican Donald Trump wants to build a huge wall between the US and Mexico. Democrat Hillary Clinton was to make it easier for immigrants to come to America. The presiden... |
| Jul 3, 2016 | #Brexit + #fintech: What happens now? | Shefali Roy Contributor
Shefali Roy is the former European Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for Stripe. Prior to Stripe, Shefali headed up compliance, business conduct and risk across Europe, the Middle East, India ... |
| Fact-checking orgs have called out YouTube for allowing itself to be 'weaponized,' and say the video platform hasn't done enough to combat fake news | A group of fact checkers says YouTube needs to do more to combat disinformation and misinformation. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
More than 80 fact-checking groups from around the world called on YouTube to do more to combat disinformation.
They... |
| Anti-vaxxers are targeting pregnant women with misinformation that can lead to tragedy, experts warn | A pregnant mother receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a maternity clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 24, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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| Merkel says she won't take AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine because she's too old, as 1.4 million jabs are left unused | Angela Merkel. Getty
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she won't take AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine.
The vaccine has been approved for only people under 65 in Germany, and Merkel is 66.
Recent trials have linked AstraZenec... |
| AI Gone Wrong: An Updated List of AI Errors, Mistakes and Failures 2023 | Since ChatGPT’s launch back in November 2022, AI has had nothing short of a seismic impact on our world. Now, businesses are finding new ways to use AI every day.
There have already been a myriad of AI success stories, and other chatbots li... |
