Tag: fake news
Disinformation in an electoral context: do not exaggerate the impact of fake news
Disinformation campaigns and other attempts at destabilization during election periods are a reality, but be careful not to play into the hands of propagandists by attributing an exaggerated success rate…
A gasoline shortage expected in France? Beware of this fake news
Will a huge gasoline shortage paralyze France from July 15? This is what several videos published on TikTok in recent days wrongly claim. To deceive Internet users, the accounts behind…
resurgence of Islamophobic fake news after the election
Forty-eight hours after the second round of the legislative elections in France, a wave of xenophobic false information is sweeping social networks. Hijacked videos, fabricated quotes, manipulated results, some fake…
Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska Targeted by Russian Propaganda
Did the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Olena Zelenska, buy herself a €4.5 million Bugatti Turbillon car during her visit to France for the 80th anniversary of the landing?…
Fake news: polio vaccines do not spread polio
News Published on 02/03/2023 at 2:53 p.m. Updated 02/03/2023 at 2:53 p.m. Reading 1 min. On social networks, fake news abounds. The latest? Bill Gates’ vaccines would spread polio throughout…
Covid-19: no, vaccination has not caused any increase in breast cancer
News Published on 01/20/2023 at 3:25 p.m. Updated 01/20/2023 at 3:25 p.m. Reading 3 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director) A viral message circulating on Twitter, from…
War in Ukraine: the United Kingdom organizes to hunt Russian trolls on social networks
You will also be interested It’s called war hybrid led by Putin’s Russia, and among its weapons are the armies of trolls who work on social networks. The mission of…
Fight against misinformation or for information?
This title may sound like a false dilemma. However, it must be admitted that our resources are limited and that we journalists must make choices about the information we process…
No, vaccines are not responsible for the increase in contamination
A recent interview with Professor Didier Raoult is circulating on social networks. She suggests that the vaccination campaign would have increased the number of cases, in other words it would…
WhatsApp: experience in a disinformation nest
Misinformation doesn’t just work on social media. Its playing field is much wider. It sometimes interferes in certain television or radio broadcasts, in the written press and in our private…