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The Drum Daily: news on Unilever, Spotify and Singapore's tech regulation plans

Tech giants face fines of up to $1m for failing to remove fake news under new Singapore law

YouTube is testing a fact-check tool that debunks conspiracy theories

Fighting the good fight: how media organisations are hitting back at online propaganda

27 February 2019

DCMS fake news report a leap forward for political ads but now the government must act

19 February 2019

Nick Clegg pledges fake news and political ad crackdown in Facebook debut speech

28 January 2019

How the BBC is tackling the 'growing' problem of fake news in Asia and Africa

28 January 2019

Where the truth lies: advertising's role in the rise of fake news

10 January 2019

Conscious Advertising Network's UN address highlights need for ethical digital advertising...

14 December 2018

Chinese news giant Jinri Toutiao dangles cash incentives in ongoing fight against fake news

29 November 2018

The Drum Review 2018: fake news (part one)

22 November 2018

Does programmatic encourage clickbait and fake news?

29 October 2018

CNBC-TV18 managing editor Shereen Bhan on how TV is tackling fake news

Facebook shuts down 32 pages and accounts linked to misinformation schemes

Whatsapp, Facebook turn to academics to help deter ‘misinformation' issues post-election scandals

Facebook and Twitter attempt to bolster transparency tools as midterm elections approach

Facebook updates its fact-checking program to fight fake news

Google to train Indian journalists on how to debunk fake news

Journalists believe the public trusts traditional media 22% less than in 2016

Fewer than 10% of Twitter users actively call out fake news

SpotX partners with Zvelo to combat fake news

Reporters Without Borders ad fights fake news on World Press Freedom Day

Chatbots and charlatans: how the BBC is cracking down on fake news

European Commission tackles social media ‘fake news’ scourge

Indian government to cancel accreditation if journalists found guilty of writing fake news

Click-click boom! How click-hate and fake news can damage your brand

Mark Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica scandal: 'If we can’t protect you, we don’t deserve...

Google schmoozes publishers with $300m investment in anti-fake news and subscription tools

Wikimedia blindsided by YouTube's SXSW 'information cues' announcement

Fake news travels faster and reaches more people than legitimate reports, study finds

Associated Press will identify and debunk fake US midterm election news stories on Facebook

Online game 'Bad News' to help teenagers recognise fake news

24 February 2018

E! Network does some queen-sized trolling of the President in promos for 'The Royals'

19 February 2018

What the industry really thinks about Keith Weed’s speech

16 February 2018

From Franklin to Trump: why it’s more important than ever to build real brands in a fake news...

12 February 2018

Unilever pledges to cut ties with ‘platforms that create division’

12 February 2018