Very few in Cyprus check whether what they read online is true or not
Though 35 per of Cypriots aged 16 to 74 saw untrue or doubtful information on news websites or social media, only 17 per cent verified...
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Coronavirus: Attorney-general greenlights fake news prosecution
Attorney general George Savvides on Wednesday gave the green light for the prosecution of three of the four people involved in the case of a...
Coronavirus: Police say file concerning fake news of 12-year-old’s death closed
The police are ready to send the case file concerning an incident in which fake news spread on social media claiming that a 12-year-old had...
Coronavirus: Four charged over fake news of child jab death
Police have charged four individuals in connection with a fake post on social media claiming a 12-year-old child had died after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine....
Two identified over fake news post
Two men from Limassol, aged 45 and 32 were the first suspects identified in relation to a fake post on social media, the police cybercrime...
Coronavirus: Suspects identified in fake news case claiming death after Covid jab
Police on Friday said they identified several suspects in relation to a fake post on social media that claimed a 12-year-old child had died in...
Coronavirus: Police investigating fake news claiming death of child aged 12 from jab
The police cybercrime unit said Thursday it was investigating a fake post on social media claiming a 12-year-old child had died in Limassol a day...
Paphos mayor to be charged for spreading fake news
Police have opened a case against Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos in connection with spreading fake news after he accused the force of turning a blind...
Who burned Notre Dame? Going after fake news as EU election nears
By Robin Emmott, Alissa de Carbonnel and Conor Humphries The European Union has launched a coordinated fight against fake news ahead of this month’s European...
Trump’s attack on free press isolates him further
MORE than 350 news organisations in the US agreed to publish editorials hitting back at President Trump’s attacks on the media, which does not look...
