What's trending in fake news? IU tool shows what stories go viral, and if bots are to blame
19 May 2018
During disasters, active Twitter users likely to spread falsehoods
12 May 2018
On a more positive note, the study found that while Twitter users are likely to spread false news during disasters, Twitter and other media platforms move quickly to correct the misinformation
Twitter accounts of leaders like Modi, Amit Shah, Rahul flooded with fake followers
15 Mar 2018
Well over half the followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Twitter are fake: Gandhi tops the list, closely followed by BJP president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories
09 Mar 2018
Research project finds humans, not bots, are primarily responsible for spread of misleading information on Twitter, says new research from MIT
John McAfee claims his Twitter account hacked
30 Dec 2017
US Library of Congress to stop collecting each and every tweet
27 Dec 2017
The library is now only interested in tweets with "event-based" merit or tweets related to "themes of ongoing national interest". Tweets about an annoying little brother or what you had for lunch will no longer make the cut
