Up to 84% of Facebook posts with medical misinformation do not have ‘false content’ warning labels

Facebook has come under fire recently for allowing medical misinformation to run rampant on its platform and a new report finds it may be worse than previously believed. Non-profit group Avaaz found 84 percent of posts with false claims and advice have gone unlabeled to warn users of the misleading content. Not only did Facebook’s … Read more

Did Gavin’s smirking photocall include a warning to his enemies?

Did Gavin’s ‘sinister’ photocall include a warning to his enemies? MPs believe Education Secretary posed with ‘whip on his desk’ to remind ‘circling vultures’ he used to be Chief Whip and ‘knows where the bodies are buried’ Gavin Williamson posed in Department for Education office after A-levels U-turn Mr Williamson was pictured sat behind his … Read more

Google launches ‘misinformation’ campaign warning Australians will lose free internet

Google has launched a brazen attack on the Australian press and threatened to end free web searches after the country’s media watchdog said the tech giant should pay for news content. Anyone using the search engine in Australia is now confronted by an abrasive yellow exclamation mark with a link to an ‘open letter’ which … Read more

Google launches ‘misinformation’ campaign warning Australians will lose free internet

Google has been accused of spreading ‘misinformation’ by claiming Australians will be denied free internet searches if tech giants like them are forced to pay for news they use. Anyone using the search engine is now confronted with a yellow exclamation mark with a link to a so-called ‘open letter to Australians’ from the company’s … Read more

Parents face warning over hidden risk of child seats in holiday hire cars

Parents face warning over hidden risk of child seats in holiday hire cars as nine out of ten families report dangers but more than half still use them Nine out of ten families reported problems including seats that were damaged Survey of 1,800 parents found half admitted they’d still used a damaged seat Third of … Read more

Warning over rising Covid-19 cases in locked-down Calderdale

A Nottinghamshire district was today added to the government’s Covid-19 hotspot watchlist amid a spike in cases.  Public Health England announced Newark and Sherwood, home to around 120,000 people, is now an ‘area of concern’. Around 26.3 coronavirus cases were diagnosed for every 100,000 people living in the district in the week ending August 11 … Read more

Mike Tyson issues fierce warning to Roy Jones Jr during intense new promo ahead of clash

‘I’m an annihilator… I’m the greatest fighter since the conception of God’: Mike Tyson issues fierce warning to Roy Jones Jr during intense new promo ahead of clash between boxing legends Mike Tyson insists he’s ‘the best fighter ever’ ahead of his bout with Roy Jones Jr The 54-year-old is set to fight Jones in … Read more

Asda scam warning: Facebook-based phishing attack lures victims with ‘£1,000 gift card offer’

Asda scam warning: Facebook-based phishing attack targets ‘women born in October’ with ‘£1,000 gift card offer’ that tricks users into giving away their bank details The elaborate scam has been flagged by the UK litigation practice Griffin Law Potential victims are lured in with a paid-for advert by the ‘ASDA Gifts’ group They are then prompted … Read more

Two bereaved mothers share a shattering warning after an acne drug

Until about 8.30pm on the evening of Wednesday, May 1, last year, Annabel Wright appeared to be a typical teenage girl, popular at school, revising in her room for a Spanish exam and chatting excitedly with a friend who had just confirmed she would be joining Annabel and her family on holiday to Spain that … Read more

Two bereaved mothers share a shattering warning after an acne drug

Until about 8.30pm on the evening of Wednesday, May 1, last year, Annabel Wright appeared to be a typical teenage girl, popular at school, revising in her room for a Spanish exam and chatting excitedly with a friend who had just confirmed she would be joining Annabel and her family on holiday to Spain that … Read more