The course is part of an anti-fake news initiative launched by Finland’s government in 2014 – two years before Russia meddled in the US elections – aimed at teaching residents, students ...

Fake news, false information and stories made up to create a bit of a buzz and a good headline are everywhere. As we scroll through endless stories in our feeds, we need to keep an eye out and ...

We all love a bit of drama, but usually that’s how fake news spreads. Often scandalous stories are written to make us feel angry, sad, surprised or shocked – anything to get us to share!

SINGAPORE – Fake news articles, misusing the branding of The Straits Times and other news outlets and falsely attributed to their journalists, have been used in a long-running series of ...