Tag: fake news
An American TV channel visited Finland and was impressed by children’s media education | News in brief
The American CBS dedicated seven minutes of its CBS News Sunday Morning current affairs program to Finnish children’s ability to distinguish fake news. The American CBS TV channel got to…
TikTok removed the accounts of Russian media from the service | News in brief
The social service TikTok says it has deleted the user accounts of the RT channel and the Sputnik news agency, among others. The reason is said to be the “influence…
Two women sentenced for spreading fake news about Brigitte Macron
Two women have been convicted in France for spreading the rumor online that Brigitte Macron, the wife of the President of the Republic, was a transgender woman. In 2021, they…
Beheading video wrongly attributed to Wagner group
In Mali, more than a week after the defeat of the army and mercenaries of the Wagner group in Tinzaouatène, a beheading video has gone viral on social media in…
2024 Olympics: French soft power exposed to the information threat
The largest multi-sport event in the world, the Paris Olympic Games contribute to the cultural and economic influence of France. An exceptional spotlight, particularly exposed to disinformation campaigns. A week…
A demonstration in Paris after the Olympic ceremony? Beware of this fake news
Did hundreds of people gather in Paris, on the Trocadéro esplanade, to denounce an opening ceremony of the Olympic Games? occult and satanic “? This is what dozens of Internet…
2024 Olympics: security measures to protect against false information
A few hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, a major security perimeter is in place around the Seine. In total, more than 45,000 police officers and…
Fake Hamas video causes confusion ahead of Olympics
In France, the organization of the Olympic Games is once again targeted by the dissemination of a misleading video intended to fuel public fears. This Tuesday, July 23, a recording…
Kamala Harris, new priority target for fake news from the Republican camp
It has been said: ineligible “, ” unfit to govern the United States “. Kamala Harris has been targeted by a vast disinformation operation on social networks in recent hours.…
Images of the fire at Rouen Cathedral hijacked by far-right accounts
The investigation is still ongoing after a fire broke out on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at Rouen Cathedral in northwestern France. The fire started on the spire’s renovation site, which…