FACT CHECK: Facebook Image Does Not Show Recent Fire In Texas, Is From 2017
image Included in Facebook post It claims to be indicative of the recent Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas. Verdict: False That claim is false. This image predates the current fire and was published in Texas Monthly in August 2017. Fact check: The Smokehouse Creek Fire started on February 26th in Canadian, Texas. new york times. […]
Meta to scrap ‘News Tab’ for Facebook users in US, Australia
Meta announced Friday that it would discontinue Facebook’s news features for users in the United States and Australia in April, setting the stage for a potential showdown with lawmakers in both countries over the tech giant’s treatment of the media industry. Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant said the removal of Facebook’s News tab was “part […]
Facebook parent Meta targeted in privacy complaints by EU groups
Metaplatforms on Thursday responded to privacy complaints as eight EU consumer groups asked the watchdog to take action against Facebook’s owner for allegedly breaching EU privacy rules when collecting user data. I was visited. Complaints by consumer organizations in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain to national data protection authorities […]
Facebook whistleblower, AI godfather join hundreds calling for deepfake regulation
Hundreds of people who signed an open letter Wednesday calling for regulation of deepfakes include Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, and one of the “godfathers” of artificial intelligence (AI). This includes Yoshua Bengio and others. More than 400 AI experts, artists, and politicians sign this letter criminalizing deepfake child pornography […]
Facebook Boss Attacks Popularity of Apple Vision Pro Headset
The battle for supremacy in the emerging VR/AR headset market is heating up between tech giants Meta and Apple. Mark Zuckerberg claims that his company’s Meta Quest is a “better product for its time” when compared to Apple Vision Pro. The Verge report Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently compared his company’s latest product, the Quest […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams sues Facebook, Instagram, others for fueling youth mental health crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies, including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram, for fueling a youth mental health crisis. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court, also includes Alphabet’s YouTube, Snap’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok, alleging that the companies “intentionally manipulated […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Image Shows Artillery From 2017 Swedish Military Exercise, Not Linked To London
image shared on facebook Claims to display military artillery on the M25 motorway in London, UK. Verdict: False This image originally comes from the website Total Defense or Totalförsvar and shows artillery during a military exercise called “Aurora 17” in Sweden in September 2017. Fact check: Two people have died in a recent crash on […]
Meta Bans Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from Facebook, Instagram for Call to ‘Wipe Israel Off the Map’
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has blacklisted Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for repeated violations of policies against dangerous individuals and organizations. The permanent suspension followed Khamenei’s call to “wipe Israel off the map.” of new york post report Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has permanently banned Iran’s Supreme Leader […]
Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei booted from Facebook, Instagram
Mehta has suspended Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, citing “repeated violations” of the company’s “Dangerous Organizations and Individuals Policy.” Khamenei was banned from popular social media platforms for repeatedly calling for “wiping Israel off the map.” Iran is a mortal enemy of Israel, which continues to fight Hamas after an October […]
Donna Kelce dishes on Facebook cover photo featuring Taylor Swift ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
Donna Kelce She, like all proud mothers on social media, shares photos that capture her happiest memories. But the most recent photos featured on her Facebook page happen to include photos of her son with his 14-time Grammy Award-winning girlfriend. Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have support from their families. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images) […]