Meta dismantles system that identifies viral hoaxes, Platformer reports
Meta has dismantled a system that identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach, and has told content-ranking teams to stop penalizing ...
What the end of Meta's fact-checking could mean for health, medical misinformation
Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it ...
Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say
As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and ...
Flashback: Meta’s ‘history of censorship,’ fact-checking woes under the Trump, Biden administrations
Following censorship of elected officials and pandemic opinions, experts are cautiously optimistic that Mark Zuckerberg will ...
Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...
What is HMPV? Here's what you need to know as virus cases tick up in China, US
As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus.
Meta is abandoning fact checking – this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation
Numerous studies have shown that fact checking has helped reduce the spread of misinformation and disinformation online.
What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases
As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...
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Expert says China's virus outbreak not a threat to SA
The Human Meta newmo virus outbreak in China is not a cause for panic, according to Professor Tulio de Oliveira.
COVID-like virus scare in China: All your FAQs answered on Mysterious human metapneumovirus (HMPV)
China is recording a surge in respiratory infections, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV), prompting concerns about an ...
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Morning news brief
Industry watchers see Meta's end of fact-checking as move to appease Trump, annual winter respiratory virus season returns with a vengeance, and Los Angeles wildfires force thousands of evacuations.