… the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, authorities quickly blocked independent Russian-language media, repeatedly fined the company for not removing content they claimed as "fakenews" about the war in Ukraine, and pressured Google to restore state media channels on YouTube, while restricting Twitter and Meta platforms. Despite this, YouTube, which is…
…Cyprus is proposing an amendment to its criminal code that will introduce prison sentences of up to five years for anyone caught spreading “fakenews” or writing “offensive” comments. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join their Cypriot affiliate, the Union of Cyprus Journalists (UCJ-ESK), in denouncing this criminalisation of fake…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from 18 May to 24 May 2024.
… are the second most serious threat, with a total of 210 cases registered since 2009. The charges involve public order disruption, terrorism, hate speech, dissemination of fakenews and resulted in 39 journalists convicted and jailed for their environmental reporting. Defamation lawsuits are predominantly common in Europe and North America, with at least…
…ident, Vittorio Di Trapani, reacted immediately: “This is a very serious act to conceal what is really happening in the public service. (…) Accusing hundreds of colleagues of spreading fakenews to damage the company is a very serious act as well as a mass distraction operation to hide what is really happening in the public service media”.
“For years we have been…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from 6 April to 12 April 2024.
…overage. Television news rated highest of media outlets in the accuracy of its news (56%), followed by online news media (52%) and radio (49%).
The perceived prevalence of so-called “fakenews” was lower in traditional or “non-digital media outlets”, according to respondents. Online news websites and social media rated the worst with 68% of respondents saying fake…
… We demand the withdrawal of these repressive laws."
UPDATED 13.12.2023 Russian investigators have filed another case against Alsu Kurmasheva, now accused of spreading "fake" news in relation to Russia's armed forces, RFE reports. The additional charge could lead to up to 10 years in prison.
UPDATED 04.04.2024 On 1 April 2024 a Russian court…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from November 18th 2023 to November 24th 2023.
… November, Al Mayadeen correspondent in Jerusalem, Hanaa Mahameed, was harassed by a group of individuals, who identified themselves as Israeli reporters, and accused of “spreading fakenews”.
The chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Mayadeen media network, Ghassan Ben Jeddou, commented on the ban: "The Israeli occupation thinks of itself as…
… Haim Etgar, correspondent for Israeli TV station Channel 12. According to the Mahameed’s account, the individuals filmed, harassed and threatened her, while accusing her of spreading “fakenews” about the Israeli military.
The reporter, who recounted the incident on air to Al Maydeen on 6 November, recalled that the so-called “crew of journalists” followed…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from October 14th 2023 to October 20th 2023.
… this new proposal will mean Russian speakers in Latvia will no longer have regular access to credible and fact-checked information, leaving them exposed to disinformation, fakenews, and propaganda. The ability of public service media to provide vital information and connect with all of society is especially critical in light of Russia's aggression in…
… many freelances appreciate the freedom, variety and flexibility of independent employment, many are journalists who would prefer traditional employment but are forced in to fake freelance positions and denied a contract by employers who break local rules on employment, avoiding welfare and social charges.
These employers rob journalists of rights, pay,…
… an editorial, a review, a report, a short story, etc.”.
Being recognised as an author should not be the exclusive privilege of creative writers, especially against a backdrop of fakenews, where a journalist’s signature is a guarantee of quality and professionalism.
Journalists should have the right to sign off on a story and object to changes imposed by…
…News outlet Newstapa and broadcaster Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company (JTBC) have been raided by South Korean authorities after reporting in 2022 on an allegedly fake interview claimed to discredit then-Presidential candidate Yoon Suk Yeol. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), condemn…
… ensuring fair pay for journalists, and establishing means to differentiate professional news gatherers from hobbyists. At early meetings delegates fretted about the spread of fakenews, training for media workers, and the risks posed to their jobs by technology. A recurring debate in the early days was the likely impact of ‘radiophonic’ journalism. Surely…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from August 12th 2023 to August 18th 2023.
… government’s politicization through political appointments.” That public broadcasting model was important for a country to promote national unity and provide good information and “not fake information”, he said.
RTTL this year marked its 21st anniversary and is currently backed by major regional partnerships to strengthen its financial resilience and…
… and censor online content through the 2022 amendments to the disinformation law. The law, among other things, provides for up to three years imprisonment for ‘disinformation or fakenews’ that threatens national security, public order and public morals. It also requires social media platforms to comply with content blocking requests or face the throttling of…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from May 12th to May 19th 2023.
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from May 5th to May 12th 2023.
… by critical technological developments that will change the relationship between citizens and creative works – including, crucially, the creativity that goes into producing news reporting that is factual, ethical and engaging.
… Tseung Kwan O, while a journalist from Maddog Daily was filiming the face of the arrested persons and asking for their names, a police officer shouted, 'Black (Fake) reporter, arrest him!' The reporter was subsequently pushed to the ground, hit with a baton on the head, and arrested, despite having his journalists access card (issued by Hong…
…is “intended to create turmoil and to undermine national defence, national security, relations with other countries, the economy, public order and nation’s cultural”.
The broad term “fakenews” has been used to suppress government critics. A proposed FakeNews Law will tackle articles that cause “hostility” or “anger” or writing that “makes the problem become…
… pandemic has demonstrated that widespread action and change is possible, provided there’s political will. It has also shown that campaigns of propaganda and fakenews can find fertile ground leading to wider public disinformation, mainly through social media networks. All over the world, democracy has become more fragile…
… in the capital, Sana’a. They were arrested for reporting on human rights violations committed by Houthi forces, who charged them with “espionage for foreign states and spreading fakenews”. In April 2020, they were sentenced to death.
The IFJ and YJS launched an emergency call to international governments in February 2022 to put pressure on the Houthi…
… implementation, and daily use.
Former BBC Director of News Richard Sambrook says AI can be used “constructively or malignly”. Some fear it is a precursor to a golden age of fakenews. The data set on which AI apps are based can be infected to the core with false facts. CNET had to issue corrections for 41 out of 77 stories written using AI tools.…
…As the world of journalism continues to evolve, we are witnessing the rise of new technologies and innovations that are changing the way we communicate and report the news. One such technology generating lots of headlines is chatbots powered by GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) technology. While these chatbots offer significant potential for the media…
… suspended following a request by the Indian government on March 19.
At a press conference on March 20, Punjab state authorities alleged the restrictions were to combat the spread of ‘fakenews’, as law enforcement continue to pursue their manhunt of ‘Waris Punjab De’ leader Amritpal Singh. As part of the state-wide police operation, restrictions on internet…
…Beijing has announced an extension to its crackdown on independent journalism and news outlets in 2023, increasing pressure on foreign and ‘unauthorised’ media workers operating without state approval, amid ongoing censorship and misinformation surrounding COVID-19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Chinese authorities to respect freedom of…
…bul or Tbilissi and Russia's neighboring countries. “All requests came from journalists working for independent media who could no longer work in Russia following the new law on “Fakenews”, said Ernest Sagaga, the Head of IFJ’s Safety Department.
Beyond the subsistence and travel support, “one of the most pressing needs for colleagues in exile is to…
… journalists is often targeted and has consequences on their personal lives.
UNIFOR’s report also demonstrates how the rise of extreme right-wing ideologies and spread of fakenews, coupled with the Covid crises and its consequences have contributed to a polarisation of the political discourse and the weaponization of harassment and abuse against…
…t critics say is designed to criminalise criticism of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
On 15 February, the Leninsky District Court of Barnaul in Siberia found her guilty of spreading alleged “fakenews” about Moscow’s army. She was also barred from activities as a journalist for five years. Pomarenko will have “no right to engage in activities related to the administration…
… journalists. ChatGPT, a Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) chatbot created by OpenAI, may pose unprecedented challenges for journalists working against rumours and fakenews.
ChatGPT has been seen as a game-changer for many professions, especially in journalism. Created in 2015, ChatGPT’s first version was released in 2019 but was formally…
…bodies, missing vital organs, being returned to grieving families.”
After 25 days of torture, Ye Htun was transferred to a police jail.
“They accused me of sending messages they had ‘faked’ and placed on my phone. I was sentenced to two years jail on 3rd November – I had no lawyer, no representative.”
Ye Htun spoke to political prisoners during his time in jail…
… Half of publishers say they think it would be bad for journalists if Twitter were to collapse. There is also a big challenge facing the media in respect of the regulation of fakenews and misleading information on platforms used mostly by the younger generation (mostly Tik Tok and Instagram). Additionally, more effort will be put in podcasts and digital…
… their sources," the Spanish affiliates said in a joint statement. "Besides strengthening good journalism, this is a necessary tool in the fight against disinformation and fakenews," they added.
In a joint statement, the IFJ and EFJ said: "We welcome this good news and congratulate our Spanish affiliates for their great work. Journalists must not be…
…a new article under the ‘Crimes against Internal State Security’ section, which imposes up to five years in prison and fines up to 100.000 Qatari rials (around €26.000) for spreading ‘’fakenews” or rumours with ill-intent. The legislation does not define what is rumour or fakenews, which gives unacceptable room for interpretation.
5. When dealing with law…
… free flow of information by providing a framework for extensive censorship of online information. Journalists found guilty of deliberately publishing “disinformation and fakenews” could face up to three 3 years in prison. This enables the government to further subdue and control public debate in the lead up to Turkey's general elections in…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from October 1st to October, 7th 2022.
…Twenty-two international media freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organizations call on Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote against the bill on “disinformation and fakenews,” which was submitted to parliament’s General Assembly on October 4 by the governing alliance of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party…
…m is already an important threat to freedom of expression. Along with 40 clauses amending press and media laws, one of the most worrying change proposed is a prison sentence to punish “fakenews” and “disinformation” : social media networks and internet sites forced to hand over details of users presumed to have publicly spread “misleading information”, which would…
…litan Council filed an official police complaint accusing MBC editors, reporters and CEO Park Sung-Je of defaming the president
PPP officials also claimed MBC’s reporting constituted ‘fakenews’, arguing that the public broadcaster damaged the Republic of Korea’s security and diplomatic standing and alleged a possible tie between MBC and the opposition Democratic…
…ion chez les jeunes - Mediarama
L’invité principal de ce podcast de Médiarama est Théophile Gucia, fondateur de la récente application Swen. Son principal objectif? Combattre les fakenews et se réapproprier l’actualité et l’information en se présentant comme une “alternative aux réseaux sociaux”.
Luc Lacroix, correspondant de France Télévisions à…
… in a piece published by the Myanmar News Agency on August 29, which stated that event attendees “expressed their astonishment over the presentation at the forum in comparison with the fakenews of Myanmar mentioned in the international media.”
The IFJ’s representative, Jim Nolan, said: “Chan’s presentation was a series of barefaced lies designed to promote the…
… his presentation on the current events in Myanmar with the use of figures. The attendees expressed their astonishment over the presentation at the forum in comparison with the fakenews of Myanmar mentioned in the international media.”
It is certainly true to say that delegates were astonished - they were astonished at the shameless lies spread by a person…
… hacking accounts, targeting trivializing and targeted disinformation campaigns against them to discredit them.”
“These campaigns include not only discrediting their work also to make fake scandals against them in a sexualised manner – to sort of demonise them in a society like Pakistan.”
Speaking about the online attacks, Dad added that, “The trend that we have…
…shed his and his girlfriend’s photographs.
“They took our photos from Facebook. They also published my family and my inlaws' addresses. They called me a liar, said I made ‘fakenews’ and said I was not a real journalist.”
Zay Yar Myint said as many as 30 soldiers and police went to his family's home to arrest them.
“My…
… on 15 July, during which she accused Vladimir Putin of being a “murderer”. She also mentioned the dead children in Ukraine. “More than 350 dead children in Ukraine, are they fake?” she maintained. “How many more children have to die for you to stop?”
"Marina Ovsiannikova deserves all possible protection. She is a journalist trying to tell the truth and…
…rs in prison before being ‘pardoned’ by Myanmar’s military government.
Another Japanese journalist, Yuki Kitazumi, was also detained in Yangon on 18 April 2021 for allegedly spreading fakenews, but was released on 14 May 2021. Myanmar’s authorities have arrested at least 135 journalists since February 2021.
The IFJ said: “Continued detainment and attacks against…
… duties. Their detention was motivated by their reporting on human rights violations committed by Houthi forces, who charged them with “espionage for foreign states and spreading fakenews”.
The IFJ and YJS launched an emergency call to international governments in February 2022 to put pressure on the Houthi authorities to release the four Yemeni…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from July, 9th to July, 15th 2022
…e Président américain Barack Obama. Elle est libre.
Rappelons que Julian Assange a été lavé de toutes les accusations parasites qui ont tissé autour de lui un abominable labyrinthe de fakenews et de soupçons qui l’ont décrédibilisé et fait disparaitre dans l’arrière-cour des préoccupations des médias et des opinions publiques.
Alors même que les Etats-Unis…
… de obtener información mediante favores sexuales. La ofensa pública fue la reacción del actual mandatario a una investigación de la periodista, donde demostraba una campaña de fakenews que le habrían asegurado la victoria electoral en las elecciones presidenciales de 2018.
…Indian journalist and AltNews co-founder, Mohammed Zubair, was arrested on June 27, for a Twitter post police alleged hurt religious sentiment in the country. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn the arrest and call for Zubair’s immediate release.
… June 16, the Hebei provincial state prosecutor, internet regulator, state-run journalists’ association and radio, film and television bureau adopted a national campaign targeting “fakenews, fake media and fake reporters”. Local journalists believe that the campaign is a likely attempt to limit independent reportage of the restaurant attack and to control public…
… three international media freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organisations, including the IFJ, today called for the immediate dismissal of the bill on “disinformation and fakenews” which was submitted to the parliament on May 27 by the governing alliance of Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The IFJ joins the…
… incitement to mutiny, trespassing, and provocation to cause riot.
PFUJ President GM Jamali and Secretary General Rana Azeem said: “Threatening media men by registering fake cases is just an attempt to gag vocal media persons and tantamount to curb the basic right of freedom of speech and expression. We demand the government and responsible…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from 13 to 20 May, 2022.
… will celebrate World Press Freedom Day on 3 May at the MPC office in Yangon with a round table discussion on "Real News" to reach out more to the people and fight against fakenews.
Pakistan: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has planned a number of programs at the federation level and regional union levels. The following events are…
…ve been silenced or shuttered; dozens of news websites have been blocked; use of the word “invasion” or “war” have been banned; and a new law criminalizing what authorities deem to be “fake” news or information about the armed forces could see journalists jailed for up to 15 years.
More than 150 Russian journalists have since fled the country fearing for…
… to be prevented from entering [the country]," Kuttab said to the media.
He was eventually released hours after his detention, but he still faces charges of "spreading fakenews" under the cybercrime law.
Jordan's Cybercrime Law, passed in June 2015, has become a recurrent tool for Jordanian authorities to stifle free speech and media freedom amid…
…ted with online media platform The Scoop Beats, were arrested after Ayyub registered a formal complaint with Mumbai Police on January 27, seeking justice for ‘targeted harassment’ and ‘fakenews’ against her.
On January 26, The Scoop Beats published a doctored video of Ayyub, a Mumbai-based Washington Post columnist, which accused her of being aided by Pakistan…
…Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from 25 February to 4 March 2022.
…Umesh Shrestha, editor of Nepal Fact Check, was summoned and harassed by officers from Nepal Police's Cyber Bureau after publishing a report on the dissemination of ‘fakenews’ regarding the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact fund. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its Nepal affiliate, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ),…
… the blocking of websites has increasingly restricted access to international news. The IFJ also notes that Hong Kong’s government is currently proposing a new law against so-called “fakenews” that could criminalise any reporting labelled as disinformation by officials.
Foreign news organisations including The New York Times began relocating staff after the…
…Fahad Shah, founder and editor of local news portal The Kashmir Walla, has been detained under India’s sedition and anti-terror laws for allegedly sharing ‘anti-national content’ on social media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliate, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU), urge authorities to drop all charges against Shah and ensure…
… arrest was motivated by their reporting on human rights violations committed by Houthi forces, who charged them with “espionage for foreign states and spreading fakenews”.
Since their arrest, they have been subjected to a series of crimes, including forced disappearance, physical and psychological torture, denial of the right to be…
…A journalist spied on by the intelligence services, a foreign reporter verbally attacked by the Prime Minister, and a “fakenews law” - concerns over press freedom are piling up in Greece.
