Twitter has unveiled a feature aimed at bolstering its efforts to combat misinformation by permitting users to add fact-check notes to tweets they believe are false in – but critics say it will target legitimate commentary and enable users ‘to take down anything they don’t agree with’. The pilot program unveiled Monday, called Birdwatch, adopts a … Read more
Twitter has unveiled a feature aimed at bolstering its efforts to combat misinformation by permitting users to add fact-check notes to tweets they believe are false in – but critics say it will target legitimate commentary and enable users ‘to take down anything they don’t agree with’. The pilot program unveiled Monday, called Birdwatch, adopts a … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has criticized competitor Twitter for its decision to fact-check tweets from President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News due to be broadcast on Thursday, Zuckerberg claims that it is not the place of private companies to interfere in what people say online. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey immediately fired back … Read more
President Trump will sign some sort of ‘social media’-focused executive order on Thursday, White House officials said, amid a rift with Twitter over the company fact-checking his tweets. Reporters traveling on board Air Force One Wednesday were told by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that an executive order was coming as soon as Wednesday night, but … Read more
Brad Pitt starred as a fact-checking Dr Fauci on Saturday Night Live’s cold open, which ended on a sincere note to thank the doctor who once joked he’d love to be portrayed by the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star. The comedy sketch show, which returned for another ‘At Home’ virtual version, kicked off … Read more
Brad Pitt starred as a fact-checking Dr Fauci on Saturday Night Live’s cold open, which ended on a sincere note to thank the doctor who once joked he’d love to be portrayed by the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star. The comedy sketch show, which returned for another ‘At Home’ virtual version, kicked off … Read more