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Facebook’s fake numbers problem

At first glance, Amy Dowd’s Facebook account appears perfectly normal. There is a smiling profile...

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Two Groups Finance Over Half Of Facebook’s Anti-Vax Ads

The anti-vax movement has done a lot to derail one of the greatest achievements of...

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Majority of anti-vaccine ads on Facebook were funded by two groups

The majority of Facebook advertisements spreading misinformation about vaccines were funded...

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Over Half of Anti-Vaxxer Ads on Facebook Were Funded by Just Two Entities, Study Finds

New research recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Vaccine indicates the extent to...

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Majority of anti-vaxx ads on Facebook are funded by just two organizations

The majority of Facebook ads spreading misinformation about vaccines are funded by two...

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Facebook deleted pro-vaccination adverts on political grounds, study finds

The study, published in the journal Vaccine, was conducted by researchers at the University...

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Will AI ever ‘understand’ satire?

A lot of nuances of writing are lost on the internet -- things such as irony. 

That's why...

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Researchers develop AI that distinguishes between satire and fake news

How can you distinguish between satire and fake news? It usually comes down to semantic and...

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A viral video landed him a job on the Sanders campaign. His resignation highlights the pitfalls of the quest for digital dominance.

The five-minute video features a parade of cable pundits, interspersing their harsh disapproval of...

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Former extremist teams up with Facebook to help users avoid the recruitment 'rabbit hole'

The world's largest social media platform will target Australians who search for specific words and...