Malaysia cancels „lex anti-fake”
Much is being said about more countries planning or already introducing laws meant to fight against false information in media. Meanwhile new Malaysian government...
The number of fact-checkers around the world: 156… and growing
By Mark Stencel, for Duke Reporters' Lab
he number of active fact-checking projects around the world now stands at 156, with steady growth driven by expanding...
Mystery surrounds case of Russian journalists slain in Africa
By VOA News
(Moscow) - The deaths of three Russian journalists investigating their country’s military presence in the Central African Republic last week has cast...
Addressing the Aeroflot MH17 Conspiracy Theory
By Aric Toler, for Bellingcat
On 8 August 2014, the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) held a press conference at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre...
Russia’s latest attempt to smear Bellingcat over MH17 – unsuccessful
By Polygraph
Dmitry Polyanskiy
First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Mission to the UN
"We also have a lot of reasons not to trust particularly Bellingcat...
Old disinformation finds fresh ground in Serbia, targets the EU
By EU vs Disinfo
No, in fact the EU is not “legalising paedophilia”. But a controversial TEDx talk about the nature of paedophilia has recently incited fighters...
#PackOfLies: Propaganda by proxy
It is vital for Kremlin’s representatives to convince the West that the disinformation spread by them is not just a position taken by Moscow...
Figure of the Week: 32
By EU vs Disinfo
Since the US election in 2016, Facebook has worked with improving its knowledge of and resilience towards information operations that are using the...
WhatsApp is a black box of viral misinformation — but in Brazil, 24 newsrooms...
And unlike previous efforts, WhatsApp is giving the fact-checkers an important tool to reach the public more easily.
By Shan Wang, for NiemanLab
Another big national election...
Russia hides truth about death of American student in Siberia
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
Russian authorities say 25-year-old Colin Madsen from Missouri died from hypothermia in Buryatia under the influence of drugs. His...