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World
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War in Ukraine
2/19/2025 6:51:27 PM
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections,” lashing out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation as he moves to end the Kremlin's war against Ukraine on terms that Kyiv says are too favourable to Moscow.
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World
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War in Ukraine
2/19/2025 3:33:08 PM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump is living in a Russian-made “disinformation space” as a result of his administration’s discussions with Kremlin officials.
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Business
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Tech
2/13/2025 4:08:39 PM
Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the EU, Brussels said on Thursday, just days after the new US administration condemned the bloc's online content rules.
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World
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International
1/28/2025 3:04:22 PM
Pakistan criminalised online disinformation on Tuesday, passing legislation dictating punishments of up to three years in jail and prompting journalist protests accusing the government of quashing dissent.
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World
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International
1/16/2025 1:34:18 PM
President Joe Biden urged Americans on Wednesday to "stand guard" against threats from oligarchs, disinformation and AI in a future under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address ahead of stepping down next week.
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World
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Africa
11/21/2024 8:40:12 PM
When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic's army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing.
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World
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International
11/2/2024 6:24:00 PM
In the run-up to the November election, we are witnessing a massive expenditure of “dark money” in a disinformation campaign designed to depress the Arab American vote in Michigan and the American Jewish vote in Pennsylvania.
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World
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International
9/4/2024 10:44:52 PM
The Biden administration announced wide-ranging actions Wednesday meant to call out Russian influence in the upcoming US presidential election, unsealing criminal charges against two employees of a Russian state-run media company and seizing internet domains used by the Kremlin to spread disinformation.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/22/2024 8:21:22 PM
An mpox outbreak spreading across several African countries, which the World Health Organisation has called a global emergency, has caused a spike in online disinformation about the viral disease.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/20/2024 6:25:47 PM
Disinformation can have horrendous repercussions and create unrest in the communities it targets, writes Azza Radwan Sedky
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World
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International
8/5/2024 12:08:35 PM
A "deepfake" video parodying Kamala Harris, a manipulated expletive-laden clip of Joe Biden, and a doctored image of Donald Trump being arrested -- a tide of AI-fueled political disinformation has prompted alarm over its potential to manipulate voters as the US presidential race heats up.
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Paris 2024
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News
7/20/2024 9:54:18 PM
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Saturday it was resigned to the Paris Games being targeted by disinformation attacks following recent incidents blamed on Russia.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/8/2024 7:14:51 PM
Shady websites calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York billboard targeting the Gulf state's rulers, and a Vietnamese outfit floating hundreds of slander-ridden Facebook ads -- all elements of a sprawling influence operation vilifying the country as it mediates between Israel and Hamas.
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World
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International
6/24/2024 7:54:29 PM
The United Nations on Monday published principles for fighting online disinformation, including an overhaul of the advertising model of social media networks.
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World
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International
6/5/2024 1:49:05 PM
Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc's parliament, in a major democratic exercise that's also likely to be overshadowed by online disinformation.
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World
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War in Ukraine
5/29/2024 7:00:39 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pledged $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter Russian disinformation as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighboring Ukraine.
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World
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Region
3/20/2024 9:57:08 PM
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday against two people and their Russia-based companies it accused of supporting a Kremlin-directed disinformation campaign involving the impersonation of legitimate news websites.
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World
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International
3/14/2024 2:37:43 PM
Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/16/2024 4:30:01 PM
A new report is drawing attention to the dangers of misinformation and disinformation to societies worldwide, writes Eman Ragab
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Business
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Tech
10/12/2023 8:34:47 PM
Elon Musk's social media platform "X" has defended itself against claims from the European Union that it is failing to tackle disinformation around the Gaza-Israel conflict.
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