Fake news
“If It Is Fake, It Is Not News”
“If it is fake, it is not news” – Snr. Journalist Senior journalist and media manager, Dr. Alhaji Sadick...
Media General Hold ‘Fake News’ Forum To Mark World Press Freedom Day
Leading media conglomerate, Media General, operators of TV3, 3FM, Onua FM, Connect FM, Akoma FM and MG Digital...
Rawlings Denounces Fake Facebook Accounts
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied authoring several posts on Facebook attributed to him on social media....
New Trump Communcations Chief Vows To ‘stop Those Leaks’
Donald Trump's new communications director Anthony Scaramucci vowed Sunday to usher in a fresh start in the White...
CNN Accuses Trump of ‘encouraging Violence Against Reporters’
CNN has accused Donald Trump of “encouraging violence against reporters”, after the President tweeted a video of...
I’m Modern Day Presidential, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he...
Time Asks Trump Org To Pull Mock Magazine Covers
Time Magazine said Wednesday it has asked the Trump Organization to take down a mock front cover celebrating Donald...
CNN Journalists Resign After Trump-Russia Article Pulled
Three CNN journalists have resigned following the retraction of an article that claimed the US Congress was...
Facebook Launches Initiative To Fight Online Hate Speech
Facebook is launching a UK initiative to train and fund local organisations to combat extremism and hate speech. It...
‘Fake News’ US Pizzeria Invasion Man Jailed For Four Years
A man who invaded a pizzeria in the US capital firing an assault rifle, after fake news reports of a child smuggling...
Thai Police Bust 400,000 SIM Card Chinese ‘click Farm’
Three Chinese men were detained in Thailand on Tuesday after police discovered they were running a 'click farm' from a...
US Suspects Russian Hackers Planted Fake News Behind Qatar Crisis
US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that...
Russian Hackers ‘planted False Story’ Behind Mideast Crisis
US intelligence officials believe Russian hackers planted a false news story that led Saudi Arabia and several allies...
New York Times and Washington Post Loom Large In the Age of Trump
Through a drumbeat of almost daily scoops and leaks, The Washington Post and The New York Times have emerged as the...
Jared Kushner Defended By Trump Amid ‘secret Russia Line’ Questions
Donald Trump has come out in support of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, following reports the aide tried to set up a...
Trump Dismisses ‘fabricated’ Report of Son-In-Law’s Outreach To Russia
A White House in crisis scrambled to allay public concern over reports that Donald Trump's son-in-law sought a secret...
Fresh From His Travels, Trump Rails On Twitter About ‘fake News’
US President Donald Trump, who was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter during his nine-day trip abroad, resumed his...
Death Hoaxes About African Heads of State Rife
Two heads of state and a former head of state have been declared dead by fake news outlets and spread on social media...
Facebook Must Delete Hate Postings, Court Rules
A court in Austria has ordered that Facebook must remove postings seen as hate speech, in a ruling that is set to have...