The new civics course in US schools: How to spot fake news
February 13, 2017 GMTWILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news — and why they should care that there's a difference...
Fake news: Tips on how to distinguish it from the real thing
February 13, 2017 GMTTeachers from elementary school through college are instructing students on how to decipher fact from fiction when it comes to online news, after an election season that saw made-up stories abound...
Late-night comedy rushes in to the Trump era
February 10, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — HBO's ads promoting John Oliver on "Last Week Tonight" depict him cowering behind a desk, with the tag line, "Scary times call for a scared man...
Twitter broadens its campaign against hate and abuse
February 7, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Twitter announced Tuesday that it is expanding efforts to protect its users from abuse and harassment, the latest milestone in a broader, growing corporate campaign to crack down on online hate...
Fighting fake news isn’t just up to Facebook and Google
February 7, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The fight against fake news is not just being waged by Google, Facebook and big media companies...