A video game about a war contributes to a surge of false information

There is a combat going on in the midst of the flaming streets. Battle planes are destroyed by missile fire. Tanks are no match for a drone attack. Clips from video games are used to spread false information despite appearing to depict realistic battle scenes. Fake movies purporting to show the R...

'False,' says the Electoral Commission

The Australian Electoral Commission says the amount of false and misleading information being spread about the last federal election is continuing to diminish two weeks after Labor was re-elected after nearly a decade in office.

The number of misinformation narratives was "extremel...

Singaporean Universities to Safeguard Academic Freedom

In 2019, the Academia.sg website was started to reflect the academic concerns regarding the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA). 

In 2021, the Academic Freedom Survey was published by the website. The results of the survey indicated that faculty working o...

Lawsuit filed against Canon for misleading claims and deceiving users

Canon USA has found itself at the centre of a legal tussle, because of a decision regarding its printers' functioning. A customer from New York has filed a class-a lawsuit against the company.  The customer complained that the printers do not carry out several functions unless the cartri...

Australian firm Ellume recalls at least 200,000 at-Home Covid-19 test kits, over false positives

Highlights

• Ellume recalls almost 200,000 at-home Covid-19 tests from the US
• The US FDA issued an alert on Tuesday

Ellume, an Australian medical tech manufacturer has recalled almost 200,000 at-home Covid-19 tests. These kits have bee...

CHINA FOREIGN MINISTRY SLAMS FLASE INFORMATION CLAIMS MADE BY THE U.S OVER XINJIANG

Highlights –

• China Foreign Ministry slams false information claims made by the U.S over Xinjiang.
• China calls the false information to be “the lie of the century”.
• The U.S embassy in China retweeted several posts related t...

KARL LIEW CHARGED FOR FAKING INFORMATION IN PARTI LIYANI CASE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Karl Liew Kai Lung, previous Changi Airport Group executive Liew Mun Leong’s son, was charged on Thursday (Nov 5) with giving bogus proof and bogus data on account of Ms. Parti Liyani, his family's previous housekeeper

Karl...

INDIAN SUPREME COURT ACQUITS MAN OF 20 YEARS OLD CHARGES OF RAPE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Indian SC has acquitted a man of 20 years old charges of rape & cheating.
• SC says no woman live in for 4 years after being sexually assaulted at Knifepoint.

On Monday, 28 SEP 2020, the Supreme Court (SC) of India acqui...

MAKEUP PRODUCTS TO BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY

Highlights:

• New products are being launched in February

Beauty products are a staple in every person’s life. This includes even essentials like lip salves and a good sunscreen. Brands release cosmetic products all year round. This list cu...