‘Beheaded babies’ report spreads wide and fast, but Israel military won’t confirm it
Attempting to even measure the volume of viral falsehoods currently spreading throughout X has become difficult, if not impossible, due to changes implemented under the new ownership of Musk. “It’s very difficult for academic research teams to gauge the volume question on X at this point because many, including us, no longer have API access,” said DiResta, of the Stanford Internet Observatory.
Lies that bind: Uganda’s anti-gay law turns refugee camps into prisons for fake gay asylum seekers
Engaging in homosexual acts can now result in a life sentence and attempting to have same-sex relations can earn a 10-year prison term. There is even the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, which includes same-sex relationships with HIV-positive people, and up to 14 years in prison for “attempted aggravated homosexuality”.
End of Rupert Murdoch’s era at from Fox News and News Corp brings curtain down on polarising figure in Australia
Murdoch’s exit cuts a native tie between News Corp and Fox Corp and Australia, where Murdoch was born. His son Lachlan Murdoch, who becomes sole chairman of News Corp and continues as chair and CEO of Fox, was born in Britain.
Free speech: In wake of Covid lies peddled by drug companies, global ‘thought crime’ legislation is doomed to fail
“Disinformation” is defined in dictionaries as information that is intended to mislead and cause harm. “Misinformation” has no such intent and is just an error, but even then that means determining what is in the author’s mind. “Mal-information” is considered to be something that is true, but that there is an intention to cause harm.
Next US presidential campaign is around the corner and has hallmarks of the last: Biden vs Trump
As one troubled front-runner tightens his grip on the Republican nomination, President Joe Biden is on a glide path to victory on the Democratic side. The 80-year-old incumbent is facing only token opposition for the Democratic nomination despite concerns about his age and performance from many within his own party.
How unknown Twirwaneho rebels have shot their way to recognition in volatile eastern Congo
Central to Congo’s politics is a broken relationship between the seat of government in Kinshasa, the underrepresented social and economic groups in the eastern region, and external parties. Added to this mix are transnational armed groups, foreign militaries, the UN peacekeeping mission and Congolese state actors like the military.
Why West Africans are celebrating coups: Once weary citizenry starts feeling ‘the system is not working for me,’ the system is in trouble
African countries run by regimes have experienced “a breakdown in the rule of law, an increase in arbitrary arrests and detentions, bans on peaceful protests and impunity for human rights violations committed by military forces,” said Kasambala with Freedom House.
Ruling clique itching for constitutional moment in Kenya as hints to repeal presidential term limits emerge
Kulundu likens the evolving political and constitutional scenario in Kenya to the period shortly after the Russian revolution between 1917 and 1924. During the period political idealist and lawyer Vladimir Lennin rode to power promising to retool governance by disbanding the nobility (dynasty in Kenyan political lingo) and co-opting the serfs (read: hustlers).
Age becomes Biden and Trump’s road block in quest for White House, younger rivals lack mettle to knock them back
Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president in a second term. Only a few years his junior, Donald Trump raises strikingly less concern about his age. But they have plenty of other problems with Trump, who...
Mason Greenwood: Sinned against more than sinning after court acquitted him of sex assault charges
One of the most surprising sentences in Manchester United’s statement on Monday regarding Mason Greenwood’s future was the club’s assertion that their young forward did not carry out the crimes he was charged with. “Based on the evidence available to us, we have concluded that the material posted online did...
