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2 days ago
 Elon Musk

Musk's X banned in Brazil after disinformation row

The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge's order to appoint a legal representative.

2 days ago
Latin America
7 days ago
Protestors throw a garbage bin on fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, England on 4 August 2024

Pakistan drops Southport attack disinformation case

Police say they cannot find evidence that Farhan Asif was the originator of the fake news.

7 days ago
Asia
9 Aug 2024
A man at a riot in Rotherham, with fire in the background

A week of unrest - and a week of silence from big tech

Social media firms are accused of stoking the disorder in the UK but have not commented on it. Why?

9 Aug 2024
Technology
7 Aug 2024
A demonstrator throws a smoke flare at police  in Sunderland

The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots

The BBC tracks down a Canadian hockey player, a dad in Pakistan and a Texan named Kevin linked to Channel3Now.

7 Aug 2024
UK
10 Jul 2024
Fingers on a keyboard

US officials uncover alleged Russian ‘bot farm’

The justice department says nearly 1,000 social media accounts distributed pro-Russia stories.

10 Jul 2024
World
4 Jul 2024
An illustration shows a small plane flying over a green landscape, as he sprays small particles into the atmosphere. Some social media users wrongly claim that this is what is really behind recent cold and wet wetter in the UK. The BBC Verify logo can be seen on the top right corner of the picture.

No, UK weather is not being manipulated

False claims about weather manipulation and geoengineering have been spreading online. What are the facts?

4 Jul 2024
Science & Environment
3 Jul 2024
A bald man looking at the camera wearing a t-shirt with a wolf on the front and a Russian flag on the sleeve

A Bugatti car, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans

A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.

3 Jul 2024
World
26 Jun 2024
Exterior photo of Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects claim White House limited free speech on social media

The plaintiffs said White House pressure to take down alleged misinformation violated the right to free speech.

26 Jun 2024
US & Canada
18 Jun 2024
Marianna Spring

Could your social media feeds affect how you vote?

The BBC’s Marianna Spring has been using her Undercover Voters to analyse how the election is being fought on social media.

18 Jun 2024
Politics

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