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Tag: Fake News

Posted inOpinion

We are willing collaborators in the death of truth

by Jonathan Gornall April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

In James Cameron’s curiously prophetic 1984 movie The Terminator, a cyborg assassin is sent back from the year 2029 by Skynet, an artificially intelligent military defense system that has grown smarter than its human inventors and taken over the world. The mission of the Terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is to kill 19-year-old waitress Sarah Connor […]

Posted inOpinion

Fake news, like dud banknotes, threatens society

by Francesco Sisci March 14, 2021March 17, 2021
Destruction of the remains of the Athenian army during the Peloponnesian War (431 - 404 BC). Wood engraving after a drawing by Hermann Vogel (German painter, 1854 - 1921), published in 1882. Thucydides Trap.IMage: iStock
Posted inOpinion

Fake news was a thing centuries before Donald Trump

by Peter S Field February 28, 2021February 26, 2021
Two Australian commandos - part of a special forces troop that were pulled out of Afghanistan - look at their medals of honor for their military service in a file photo.  Photo: AFP/Troy Bendeich
Posted inOpinion

Doctored picture of Aussie soldier is not fake news

by Allen Yu December 4, 2020December 4, 2020
Determining fake news from facts can often be difficult. Photo: iStock
Posted inOpinion

Life in an epidemic of disinformation

by Ayaz Khan March 27, 2020March 27, 2020
Posted inChina

‘Gen Z’ is changing the media playing field

by Dave Makichuk December 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Singapore

Singapore uses law against misinformation

by AT Contributor November 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Taiwan

China’s influence looms darkly over Taiwan’s polls

by Bertil Lintner November 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Thailand set to open ‘fake news’ monitoring hub

by AT Contributor October 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Singapore

Singapore to decide what’s fake and what’s real

by Kirsten Han October 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Taiwan hits back at claim it’s funding HK rallies

by K.G. Chan July 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Training journalists in the era of fake news

by Lynn Schoeman July 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

How – and how not – to restore trust in media

by Alexandra Borchardt July 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Combating disinformation in Indonesia

by Treviliana Eka Putri and Dewa Ayu Diah Angendari June 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Taiwan

Taiwan braces for pro-China fake news deluge

by Amber Wang June 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi
Posted inIran, Middle East, United States, World

How to manipulate financial markets

by Igor Kuchma June 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

The Asian week in blockchain

by Luke Thompson April 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Singapore

Singapore sets fearsome ‘fake news’ standard

by Nyshka Chandran April 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, United Arab Emirates

No Filipinos to be deported from UAE: government

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Youngsters are having trouble telling what is real and what is not. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s BJP fakes fight on ‘fake news’

by Shivam Vij March 6, 2019February 18, 2020

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