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2026-08-30 · irishexaminer.com
Facebook and TikTok were identified as the worst offenders for failing to act on disinformation reports during the 2025 presidential election. X also drew criticism for withdrawing from commitments to demonetize disinformation and address fake accounts.
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2026-08-30 · japantoday.com
An mRNA cancer vaccine has succeeded in a late-stage clinical trial for the first time, marking a significant advance in cancer treatment and prevention. Concerns have been raised that misinformation about mRNA vaccines could undermine the technology's potential.
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2026-08-30 · turkiyetoday.com
Nepal has formally asked Meta and TikTok to accelerate the removal of fake content related to flooding, including fraudulent QR codes, as the disaster's death toll surpassed 600.
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2026-08-30 · khmertimeskh.com
Cambodia's "Zero Fake News" campaign is working to promote media literacy among students as a tool against disinformation. Government officials have warned of the harms posed by fake news and disinformation more broadly.
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2026-08-30 · retractionwatch.com
The edition covers several research integrity stories, including a researcher's ongoing critique of a database linking IQ and nationality as fundamentally flawed.
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2026-08-30 · newser.com
Educators are increasingly being inserted into sexualized AI-generated images without their consent. Those affected report difficulty finding legal protection or recourse against such deepfakes.
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2026-08-31 · debuglies.com
The piece examines the institutional deployment of generative synthetic avatars modeled on elite faculty in higher education, citing Harvard Business School as an example. It raises concerns about the epistemic risks associated with scaling mentorship through such AI representations.
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