Sensational stories: The role of narrative characteristics in distinguishing real and fake news and predicting their spread

Sensational stories: The role of narrative characteristics in distinguishing real and fake news and predicting their spread

Media content – whether real or fake – is often presented in a story format. While research has examined some of the linguistic differences between re…

Sindh Government, Business Organizations Agree to Strengthen Fact-Checking System to Curb Spread of Fake News | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

On February 25, the Sindh government and business organizations agreed to strengthen the fact-checking system to curb the spread of fake news on social media. The decision was made during a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Information of the Business Facilitation and Coordination Committee, chaired by Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon. Memon stressed that the spread of …

Fact checking in the information era

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an article on our founding ethos, written by a long-term friend to the magazine. __ (this article was first published in 2020): In this period more than ever, people of any age and education share and re-share co…