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Kiwi Stories

Misinformation stories

Youth turning to search engines for advice
Marketing Technologies

Youth turning to search engines for advice

Youth are more likely to seek advice from search engines than from family, friends and professionals, finds a Colmar Brunton survey commissioned by Youthline.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2014
The Eyeball Hunt
Social Networking

The Eyeball Hunt

Are citizen journalism and social networking eroding the credibility of news? Online news increasingly raises concerns over reliability.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Feb 2010

Global Stories

Misinformation stories

Twitter bots create a third of the world's misinformation
Auckland University

Twitter bots create a third of the world's misinformation

Lies, fake news and misinformation – this is the age of the internet, and Twitter bots are largely responsible for perpetrating it.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Nov 2018
Facebook tackles the wildfire of misinformation plaguing your newsfeed
Facebook

Facebook tackles the wildfire of misinformation plaguing your newsfeed

Facebook takes additional steps to combat the spread of misinformation and remove cloaked ads, banning advertisers who use this technique.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Aug 2017