News Why Guy Sebastian, tho? Deepfake ads on X undermine Elon Musk’s vision for an ad-free platform by Happy A sad idol winner and weight loss gummies seem to be the ultimate clickbait fodder – whether or not X can navigate this minefield of deepfakes is crucial in shaping…
Music News A fake Billie Eilish quote is doing the rounds again so don’t go thinking she’s a bad guy by Lochie Schuster If you’ve recently seen a quote about Billie Eilish wishing she was poor, take it for a grain of salt because as it turns out, she never actually said that….
News Politics No way! Study suggests Donald Trump told lies on purpose by Lochie Schuster Psychologists have studied tweets posted by Donald Trump to find out if he was purposely spreading misinformation on Twitter. A group of linguistics experts have rounded up all of Donald…
News Trump’s free speech haven, Truth Social, bans account for speaking freely by Daniel Alex The clumsy launch of Trump’s Truth Social app has already seen a violation of free speech as an account was banned and sued for speaking freely. Donald Trump, after his…
News Politics Fake news travels six times faster than accurate sources of journalism, new report finds by Jasmine Kassis Fake news travels six times faster than real news, but what is it about these untrue stories that make them so darn enticing? Fake news seems to be an overused…
News Just to reiterate: cocaine does not cure coronavirus by Mia Montesin If you’re not already affected by coronavirus, you’re sick of hearing about it. We know. Yet to add fuel to the frenzy, a conspiracy has spread across the world wide web,…
News French government confirms that cocaine does not cure coronavirus by Mia Montesin If you’re not already affected by coronavirus, you’re sick of hearing about it. We know. Yet to add fuel to the frenzy, a new conspiracy has spread across the world wide…
Features Deepfakes: why are they so dangerous? by Luke Saunders Deepfakes have been causing quite a stir throughout the world wide web lately. With the power to sway political elections, crumble careers and manipulate the views of the general public…
News Facebook throws their weight against fake news, launching a big red tag for ‘Disputed Content’ by Happy Facebook has started rolling out their third-party fact-checking tool flagging Fake News before it makes it’s way to the masses. After announcing it’s impending launch in December last year, the…
