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In the run up to the 8 May elections, the lines between spin, bias, propaganda, misinformation and disinformation will be muddied and in many cases obliterated. Read more
Google is deploying some of its vast resources to train political parties, journalists and editors [in South Africa] how to spot and fight fake news, part of a $300 million international ini... Read more
SANEF described the attempt by Independent Media to smear journalists reporting on the failed Sagarmatha listing as using 'stratcom' tactics as a ‘sad day’ for SA journalism. Read more
Reputational damage arising from misleading information and fake news as well as brand fails, such as the current Tiger Brands listeriosis crisis, undermines brand value in the minds of cons... Read more
Two Cambridge academics, with a Dutch organisation fighting the spread of disinformation, have developed an online game called Bad News where players can build their own fake news empire. Read more
