Google’s Artificial Intelligence overview system promoted outlandish rumors about the funeral of Jeff Bezos’ mother before the small ceremony even occurred — including that rapper Eminem performed and Elon Musk made an appearance, according to a report. Bezos’ mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos, died on Aug. 14 after a long fight with Lewy body dementia, the…
A Chinese state media broadcast, claiming to show its coastguard towing a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea, has triggered a fresh diplomatic rift between Beijing and Manila, with Philippine authorities dismissing the footage as “fake news” and accusing China of recycling video from past confrontations to manipulate public opinion. The controversy has renewed…
Police will take down a fake news report purporting to be from the South China Morning Post about superstar actor Andy Lau Tak-wah being sued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority over his investment advice, the Post has learned. A police source said on Friday that the force’s cyber security and technology crime bureau was…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday refuted a Chinese statement that the two economic powers have not held talks to ease an ongoing trade war, saying there were meetings earlier in the day “They had a meeting this morning,” Trump told reporters, declining to say to whom he was referring. “It doesn’t matter who ‘they’…
The South China Morning Post has reported to police that an impersonated website posted a fake news report about Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing offering cryptocurrency investment advice during a TV news interview. A spokesman for the Post said: “We are aware of the situation and have reported it to the police.” The spokesman also…
The White House wants to make one thing clear: The Trump administration is not backing down on implementing reciprocal tariffs April 9. In morning trading Monday, markets whipsawed after confusion emerged over whether or not President Trump was considering a 90-day pause on his tariff rollout. SNP – Free Realtime Quote • USD As of…
Only 200 guests and gondolas to spare – Venice authorities moved on Saturday to dampen speculation about the coming wedding of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos, promising no disruption. The tech billionaire and his fiancée, journalist Lauren Sanchez, are tying the knot at the end of June, a decade after the Italian watery city hosted the…
Beijing’s top spy agency has accused four members of the Taiwanese defence ministry’s Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command (ICEFCOM) of conducting cyberattacks against the Chinese mainland and churning out fake news. In a social media post on Monday, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) published the names and photographs of the leaders and staff…
At least 10 major news organizations have either amended or retracted articles they published about a Chinese man portrayed as a government dissident — but who turned out to be a con man. The changes were prompted by an investigation by National Public Radio into Wang Jingyu — who amassed a large social media following…
Former US President Donald Trump Former US President Donald Trump gave a speech on Sunday in Lititz, Pennsylvania, where he talked about violence against journalists and reporters being shot. In his remarks, Trump further cast doubt on the integrity of the election and revisited old grievances from his 2020 defeat, as reported by the Associated…