Tag: fake news
Singapore commences parliamentary hearings to crack down fake news
Singapore’s parliament held its first public hearing on ways to crack down on the proliferation of fake news on Wednesday.
Naysayers spending money to spread fake news about Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that naysayers had taken to Social Media and spending…
Trump release winners ‘Fake News’ award, CNN, NYT top list
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night announced the winners of his highly anticipated ‘Fake News Awards’ with CNN and…
Fake news phenomenon worries Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has expressed concern over the dissemination of fake news and disinformation…
Qatar World Cup boycott is ‘fake news’
A fake news story claiming Arab nations had demanded that Fifa strip Qatar of the 2022 World Cup appeared on…
Federal Government to prosecute promoters of fake news
The Federal Government on Sunday said that it will not relent until it has exposed those behind the fake news…
Watch out for fake news, FG warns
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to be extra vigilant in view of the worsening cases of fake news being…
Journalists urged to address fake news dissemination
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has called on journalists to come up with solutions to…
I’m not against media – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump says in spite of his criticism of certain U.S. media organisations, he is not against the…
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Facebook’s fake news crisis deepens
Despite the best efforts of Mark Zuckerberg to downplay Facebook’s role in the election of Donald Trump, the scrutiny of…