We examine how online misinformation spreads and the efforts to stop it. From bots pushing ready-made talking points, to AI generating information that isn’t always reliable, to pages distorting images and bending facts – online misinformation is everywhere. So how can people tell what’s real? And is it even possible to build immunity against misinformation … Read more
A police officer was also injured in the clashes at another Holiday Inn hotel in the town of Tamworth, north of Birmingham in the Midlands. Windows were smashed and three Molotov cocktails were used to start fires, Staffordshire Police said. Here too, projectiles were thrown at officers, resulting in one suffering a broken arm, according … Read more
Polio remains endemic in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. To counter the spread of the disease, Pakistan launched an eradication campaign in 1994. The country used to report 20,000 cases annually, yet while the figure has come down significantly (five so far this year), the spread continues. Pakistan administers more than 300 million doses of … Read more
Spiralling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States have spread to more campuses, triggering suggestions from a senior Republican leader that the National Guard could be brought in. The comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson are likely to evoke strong emotions in a country where the 1970 killing by National Guardsmen of … Read more