Labour leader Brendan Howlin says Donald Trump and Boris Johnson are the symptoms of deep rooted problems for democracy.

A declaration has been signed by law makers from seven countries to advance international collaboration on the regulation of social media.

New regulations aimed at clamping down on fake news and disinformation when it comes online political advertising are to be introduced.

Nearly two-thirds of Irish news consumers are concerned about fake news on the internet, according to a major international survey.

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg will meet three Irish members of an international committee targetting the spread of online misinformation in Dublin.

The study conducted by iReach found that there is a large degree of scepticism among people when it comes to influencers' activity, with 65% feeling that it is not always clear whether someone has been paid to promote a product.

When the internet became a standard utility, it was widely believed that we were giving every friend of the truth the technical means with which to contribute, boldly but modestly, to the adventures of knowledge. Instead, we convened a feeding frenzy, writes Bernard-Henri Lévy

What is the future of news and why should you care? Because it’s about more than newspaper sales and the decline of print media — it’s about democracy, writes Joyce Fegan

The presidency of Donald Trump and has been widely – and often fairly – lambasted in the mainstream media, writes Robert E Gutsche Jr.

Let’s say, just for argument’s sake, that you don’t like Donald Trump.

Voters are being warned to be on the lookout for 'fake news' during the presidential election campaign.

Facebook has removed a network of pages and profiles in Brazil which the social media company said were used to spread misinformation and foment divisiveness.

“There is no such thing as bad publicity,” as the 19th-century showman and godfather of fake publicity P T Barnum may (or may not) have once said.

Disinformation — inaccuracies spread deliberately rather than in error — gathers traction particularly quickly in the US due to its unparalleled free-speech protections, says Kelly Born.

EU Commissioner Phil Hogan has told senators that the deadline for Britain over Brexit was looming.

Irish Facebook users will see notices this week on their personal pages alerting them on how to spot fake news.

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A sweeping new order in India clamping down on journalists accused of spreading fake news has been withdrawn by the country's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

False information - or fake news - travels around Twitter six times quicker than true stories, researchers have suggested.

Austria's public broadcaster is suing the country's vice chancellor for claiming it spreads fake news.

Even in this post-truth age, the pen can be mightier than the sword — even if a mouse and a keyboard are the weapons in the battle for the hearts and minds of those who still believe in truthfulness in public affairs.

The use of data analytics will be vital in stopping the spread of fake news and fraud, an expert in the field has said.

More Irish people trust traditional journalism than search engines and social media platforms, it has emerged.

Irish people's trust in traditional journalism is now at 53% - an increase of five percentage points on last year - according to a new survey.

As the Charleton Tribunal looks forward to its modules dealing with the work of journalists ALLAN PROSSER recalls the editor whose decision-making influenced newsrooms across the world.

The Pope has denounced "fake news" as evil and urged journalists to make it their mission to search for the truth.

The UK Government is to create a new unit to counter fake news and disinformation by foreign powers, Downing Street has said.

In its annual report, Human Rights Watch have urged democratic governments to address the problems that allowed populism to prosper, such as income inequality, fears of terrorism and growing migration.

A Republican senator has denounced US president Donald Trump’s use of the terms "fake news" and "enemy of the people" to describe the news media and stories he does not like.

Donald Trump’s expected to hand out what he’s called his "fake news" awards to the media today.

Homelessness, mental health issues and fake news are dominating the entries for this year's BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition.

President Donald Trump has disputed a report that he watches hours of television each day, calling it: "Another false story."

When a young girl was filmed in a sex act with two boys in a town in Idaho, an anti-immigrant movement co-opted the community’s outrage to their cause, writes Caitlin Dickerson

Hello and here is the fake news. Well, some of it is fake, and some of it is not. You’ll just have to figure it out – using your emotions. Because that’s what we do now. Who needs facts and experts when we have feelings and social media? asks Suzanne Harrington

Facebook takes its responsibilities over fake news “very seriously” and is “focused” on removing the financial incentives for peddling false information, says chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.

The fight against the pervasive influence of fake news begins in our own brains, writes Elizabeth O’Neill

Here’s a look inside the strange symbiosis between TV boss Jeff Zucker and the US president he helped create, with Jonathan Mahler.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has admitted that there is a “crisis of confidence” in the Garda Síochána.