“Unholy” diver. Sam Smith is trending on Twitter following a wild video that appeared to show them attempting a stage dive with disastrous results. A video of the catastrophic crowd-surfing … Read More
Experts in disinformation are to be deployed to European Union offices worldwide to counter false narratives spread by malignant actors including Russia and China, the bloc’s top diplomat said on … Read More
As the polls opened for the second round of the Czech presidential elections on Friday, the leading candidate Petr Pavel found himself at the centre of a bizarre disinformation incident. Multiple Czech … Read More
A fake video with false Al Jazeera branding has claimed that Ukrainians were arrested in Qatar during the World Cup for performing Nazi salutes. The video includes the official graphics … Read More
The social media platform’s new ‘Blue’ subscription service appears to have been paused for new users, after many fake accounts with blue ticks were launched, impersonating famous people and companies. … Read More
A Spanish police officer has been jailed for 15 months after falsely accusing a migrant of rape on Twitter. The Civil Guard official was found guilty of violating fundamental rights … Read More
One month after leaks were detected in the Nord Stream gas pipelines, false claims about the incident continue to spread online. Social media users have claimed, without evidence, that the … Read More
He realized he was full of kit. Following almost a month of fast and furry-ous backlash, controversial podcaster Joe Rogan has finally walked back his claim that schools were putting … Read More
A video has been gaining traction on social media allegedly showing Turkish mercenaries going to fight for Russia in the Ukraine war. The video shows two soldiers holding a Turkish … Read More
Journalists’ associations and unions have slammed a new draft law in Turkey that would criminalise the spread of “disinformation”. Reporters say the bill is an attempt by the government to … Read More
