NEW YORK — Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network, focusing on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partnering with outside ...

At Facebook Inc. headquarters in Silicon Valley this week, engineers and researchers huddled around computers in a newly configured “war room” to fight misinformation ahead of the midterms. Almost ...

Facebook is not doing enough to combat misinformation on its platform, according to fact-checkers that worked with the tech giant. A charity called Full Fact, which was part of the company's ...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Fact-checkers in Georgia say they are facing an existential threat. After the passage of a controversial law targeting organizations receiving foreign funding, ...

A 39-year-old woman upset about how her hot dog was prepared started a fight with employees at a Lake County fast-food restaurant as a child wait in the car Saturday night, a police report ...

Jennifer Rider, a hot dog lover from Taveres, Fla. — located in the central part of the state — got a little bit upset when a Checkers’ employee took too long to serve a hot dog and burger. Actually, ...

The Meta store in Burlingame, California, on Jan. 29. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Last month, the tech company Meta announced its decision to end the third-party fact-checking system it used on ...

India has the world's largest number of certified fact-checking organisations, BOOM Live is among those that methodically debunk some of the tsunami of internet ...

Singer Pleasure P became enraged in a Checkers Drive-Thru and allegedly through his order all over an employee. (AllHipHop News) Reality star/singer Pleasure P was sent to jail early today over beef ...

Every time Isobel Asher Hamilton publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive ...

Around the world, fact-checkers are popularly known for their work fighting political misinformation. But for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, many of them have prepared lists of moon-related ...