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At MisinfoCon, stopping “fake news” wasn’t the only focus: Issues from news literacy to newsroom standards and reader empathy to ad revenue were all up for discussion.

The Putin administration commissioned an independent expert analysis of Russian network television, according to the news site Znak.com.

A misleading map of 'refugee crime' in Germany distorts reality in a slick and sophisticated way By Abigail Fielding-Smith, Crofton Black, The Bureau of investigative journalism Last year, an anonymously-produced map started to make its way around German social media.

“Fake news” was once the tactic of insurgent outsiders; now it’s a strategy for consolidating executive power In September 2014, following the infamous leak of celebrity iCloud photos, a website called emmayouarenext.com appeared.

Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and advocate its importance.

Last week, we described how trolling and personal intimidation towards journalists and commentators is the most prominent form of propaganda in the Nordic countries.

To understand the misinformation ecosystem, here's a break down of the types of fake content, content creators motivations and how it's being disseminated By now we’ve all agreed the term “fake news” is…

Pro-Kremlin media have found fertile ground for Islamophobia in a country where most people have no personal experience with Islam Nestled in a courtyard a short walk from the bustle of Wenceslas Square, Prague’s central Islamic Center isn’t exactly easy to find.

On February 20, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died unexpectedly in New York. One minute after the news broke on the website of Kremlin broadcaster RT, and a minute before RT…

For the second time in a month, Russian media have produced fake news stories about ‘terrorists’ after a prominent lawyer the first time and civic activists on both occasions were detained in Russian-occupied Crimea.