Deception
Albania TV Channels Sell ‘News’ Spots During Elections
TV channels in Albania have declared their latest election campaign pricelists, with a number of them offering spots for paid appearances on editorial programmes, despite the electoral code explicitly banning broadcasters from running election propaganda as news content.
Ipsos Survey: Nearly 90% of the Internet Users are Falling For Fake News
A global survey shows that 86% of Internet users admit they have been fooled by fake news, the Sabah newspaper reported. The main platform for misleading information was the social network Facebook.
Top Bosnian Judicial Official Faces Disciplinary Probe
The Office of the Disciplinary Prosecutor, UDT, of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, HJPC, on Friday filed a disciplinary action against Milan Tegeltija, president of the HJPC, for "a serious violation of official duty, jeopardizing public trust in the impartiality and credibility of the judiciary".
Pan-European dialogue made simple thanks to new app
Fake news, anonymous trolls, algorithms that foster echo chambers and promote hate speech: The digital challenges to contemporary public discourse are vast and well-documented. Such is the furor around them that a few analysts have gone as far as to claim that "the internet is drowning today's democracies."
The Ministry Of Interior Reports A Decrease In Phone Frauds
The Ministry of Interior reports a decrease in phone frauds for the last three years. This was made clear in a statement by Interior Minister Mladen Marinov during parliamentary scrutiny.
North Macedonia Eyes Chance to Reform Discredited Broadcaster
As the term ends of the current politically tainted council of the public broadcasting service, a new chance has arisen to reform this propaganda tool of the former regime.
Razors in the roses: Venice art Biennale gets political
In the era of "fake news" and social media echo chambers, Venice's Biennale art fair is challenging preconceived biases by suggesting other ways of contextualizing modern society's biggest issues.
Greek Facebook to crack down on fake news ahead of EU polls
As part of efforts to crack down on fake news and misinformation in the runup to European Parliament elections this month, social media giant Facebook has partnered with the Greek organization Ellinika Hoaxes to boost fact-checking on its Greek platform.
Brussels says social media must tackle fake news as Euro polls approach
Google, Facebook and Twitter have to do more to tackle fake news ahead of key European Parliament elections next month, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as its latest report showed a lack of progress in some areas.
Prosecutors expected to send Novartis file to Parl't on Monday
A judicial investigation into an alleged bribery scandal involving the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis is expected to be completed on Monday, judicial sources said, amid indications that at least two of the 10 Greek politicians named in the probe are to face charges.