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Fake report of IDF spokesperson 'mass resignation' goes viral on social media

Despite being false, this report has been shared vigorously on posts throughout social media sources, including Reddit, Threads, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook.

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Combating misinformation: Safeguarding families amid crisis

Tragically, we all know that eventually, the information will emerge. But that information must be allowed to be shared only once it has been properly vetted and delivered.

Fake sexually explicit online images of Taylor Swift alarm White House

Fake sexually explicit images of Swift proliferated across social media this week, including one image shared on X, formerly Twitter.

By REUTERS
26/01/2024
 Likud MK Tally Gotliv speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset

Israel's Mossad shuts down 'baseless lie' spread by Likud MK Tally Gotliv

Responding to Gotliv's claims on X, judicial reform protest leader Bressler said she "is not moved by the campaign of lies.

Iran regime media faked photo with rabbi to justify killing - analysis

The report Iran then created fake images of the victim with a rabbi to justify his killing appears to illustrate Iran’s regime lurching into antisemitic conspiracy theories.

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Unsure if news is true? Looking it up may make you more likely to believe misinformation - study

The Nature study employed a series of five experiments to gauge the impact of online search engines in evaluating false or misleading views.

Why do people believe disinformation? The right mindset to confront it

Psychological research has identified several contributing factors including personality characteristics, social contexts, affect, and cognition. 

Keyboard warriors: Fighting for Israel's digital story

The FM’s David Saranga and Sapir Levi tell The Media Line how Israelis are working to spread the message and combat misinformation, where there is much negativity, but also hope.

By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
02/12/2023
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In the battle for Israel-Hamas war narrative, truth falls away

In the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, even doctors and journalists have shown explicit anti-Israel bias in the current conflict.

By AARON PORIS/THE MEDIA LINE
25/11/2023

Controversy surrounds reports of Israeli baby found burned alive in oven

FakeReporter continues to maintain that it has not yet been able to independently verify the story of the baby burned in an oven.

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