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Google is funneling revenue to some of the web’s most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, a ProPublica investigation has found.

A climate sceptic says hes spent two decades waiting for proof from scientists on human-induced climate change.

The probe, the first ever conducted at this scale, revealed that Googles sprawling automated digital ad operation placed ads from major brands on global websites that spread false claims on such topics as vaccines, Covid-19, climate change and elections.The

Another group heavily financed by liberal billionaire George Soros is joining a growing network of organizations he funds calling on Big Tech to do more to censor so-called election [...]

A flooding advisory being circulated online claims that the water level at the third mainland bridge is almost filled to the brim. On 23rd October, a blurry graphic design, containing an incident alert was purportedly released by Eons intelligence, a risk consulting and intelligence gathering organisation. Eons is well-known for publishing timely security and safety…

A ProPublica analysis reveals how Google ad money enriches peddlers of election conspiracies, vaccine misinformation and climate change denial around the world.

We identified websites that collected Google ad revenue despite publishing false claims about COVID-19, climate change and other issues in apparent violation of Google policies.

Another group heavily financed by liberal billionaire George Soros is joining a growing network of organizations he funds calling on Big Tech to do more to censor so-called election “disinformation” before the midterms.

Just passed, the bill will open legal pathways against healthcare workers that spread misinformation to their patients about COVID-19.

Bharat Nayak from The Logical India explains how fake news ran rampage in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.