President Trump retweeted a ‘deep fake’ GIF of Joe Biden in a series of late night messages after cutting short his coronavirus media briefing. Trump last night shared an animation of the Democrat presidential hopeful repeatedly sticking his tongue out with the caption ‘Sloppy Joe’. The post came as the president also retweeted himself three times, … Read more
Trump seethes on Twitter about ‘fake’ news coverage of his work habits – including a ‘phony’ NY Times report about him ‘angrily eating a hamburger and Diet Coke in my bedroom’ President Trump called himself the ‘hardest working president in history’ as he sent out a flurry of tweets protesting a New York Times story … Read more
The EU is accused of watering down a report on China‘s coronavirus disinformation campaign after Beijing pressured the bloc, according to media reports. The New York Times and South China Morning Post say they have obtained the initial copies of a European report published on Friday which carefully documents how rogue states are pushing ‘fake … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Forget fake news… fake cheese is the real problem to chew over By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:36 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 02:36 BST, 24 April 2020 Secrets Of Your Supermarket Food Rating: The Big Night In Rating: To listen to Donald Trump and … Read more
Kaspersky Founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky believes cyberattacks on hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic are on par with terrorist incidents. In an online press conference on Wednesday, April 22, Eugene Kaspersky said that despite the current social distancing measures in place around the world, there will be very little impact on the cybersecurity landscape. ‘Cybercriminals are … Read more
Blocked! These fake Covid-19 texts have been bombarding Britons but crackdown is launched on number spoofing scams 70 numbers involved in sending scam coronavirus texts have been blocked Banks and police have created ‘white’ and ‘black’ lists for real and fake numbers Fraudsters have been bombarding Britons with phishing emails and texts – with more … Read more
Beauty: The great British fake off By Edwina Ings-chambers For You Magazine Published: 00:02 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 19 April 2020 No foreign holiday doesn’t have to mean no tan with these fabulous faux glows Beauty Assistant: Alice Robertson Well, it’s as good a time as any to start perfecting your … Read more
There has been a surge in scammers selling fake online courses as more households take up learning while stuck at home, new data has revealed. With everyone except key workers in lockdown, people are turning to online coaches and trainers to educate themselves while they have the time to do so, including taking webinars, podcasts, … Read more
Requests for donations towards the NHS, offers of tax refunds and coronavirus quizzes designed to harvest personal details are just some examples of the thousands of phishing attempts bombarding Britons at the moment, police revealed. Action Fraud, the UK’s fraud reporting service, said last week it had received almost 2,650 reports of coronavirus-related phishing since … Read more
Facebook to send myth-busting messages to users who have liked, reacted or commented on misinformation about the coronavirus on the social network Facebook users interacting with fake news will see a message in their news feed This encourages them to visit the World Health Organisation for health updates Facebook also introduced a ‘Get the Facts’ section … Read more