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How to verify a photo online and fight the spread of misinformation

You just received a photo on WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter. The image makes you angry, sad or joyful, and the caption encourages you to share it as widely as possible. You're a little cautious, however, because the story seems too good to be true. You are right to be careful.…

France 24

Tesla Brisk At Giga Shanghai, Musk Offloads More Shares, Canoo's Dwindling Cash Position, Nikola Names New Leadership: Week's Biggest EV Stories

Notwithstanding the broader market rally, electric vehicle stocks closed the week ending Aug. 12 on a mixed note. Market leader Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) picked up momentum in the run-up to its stock split, which is set to take effect on Aug. 25.

Benzinga

Tesla's big battery started with an Elon Musk Twitter exchange – but behind the scenes, it wasn't that simple

It's been five years since the construction of Elon Musk's giant battery in rural SA. But for then-premier Jay Weatherill, the tweets that triggered the Tesla project were a double-edged sword.

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Ricky Shiffer: Ohio man shot after attacking Cincinnati FBI office served in Navy and fought in Iraq

Gunman shot by police during standoff on Friday

The Independent UK

Court: "A Retweet Is Not Necessarily an Endorsement"

This comes in a false light lawsuit by the family of former National Security Advisor Gen. Michael Flynn, whom CNN had labeled “QAnon followers.”

Reason

Edinburgh Zoo hits back after vegan activist trolls keepers over dead penguin

The Twitter user took the sudden death of the Zoo's oldest penguin as an opportunity to throw a jab at the fact at the whole notion of an enclosure, with keepers hitting back in an educational manner

Edinburgh Live

Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it

Donald Trump derided any critical news coverage as “fake news” and his unwillingness to concede the 2020 presidential election eventually led to the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.

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Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde living 'cute' life together with her kids - say London locals

Olivia and Jason Sudeikis continued to co-parent following their split in late 2020, but are now embroiled in a bitter custody battle.

Daily Record

Giants edge Patriots as time expires, 23-21: Here’s how Twitter reacted

Here's how Twitter reacted to the New York Giants' 23-21 victory over the New England Patriots in Week 1 of the preseason.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Who is Ricky Shiffer, the Ohio gunman who attacked the FBI and broadcast Trump conspiracies on Truth Social?

Gunman appears to have left trail of violent messages online

The Independent UK

Ex-Twitter Manager Convicted of Being Secret Agent for Saudi Arabia + Leaking Private User Information

From a Justice Department statement released yesterday: A federal jury yesterday convicted a former Media Partnerships Manager for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region at Twitter of acting as a foreign agent without notice to the Attorney General, conspiracy, wire fraud, international money laundering, and falsification of records in a…

Reason

Two former UFC champions land on Twitter list of world’s sexiest athletes

They'll be forever linked for their title fight, but who is ranked higher on this Twitter list?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Oops? Tommy Lee's cheeky full-frontal photo sparks Instagram censorship debate

Rocker Tommy Lee posted a full-frontal nude photo on Instagram and Facebook early Thursday that he cheekily captioned with "Ooooopppsss."

Los Angeles Times

Council's U-turn after backlash over not collecting bins for a MONTH in heatwave

Waltham Forest Council have backtracked after sparking a public outcry on Twitter announcing that they would not be collecting food and garden bins in the next heatwave

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter Reintroduces Election Misinformation Rules Ahead of US Midterms

Twitter Inc will revive features on the social media site to promote accurate information about the November US midterm election and clamp down on false and misleading posts, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. Civil rights and online misinformation experts have accused social media and tech platforms…

Daily Mirror

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde's 'cute' new life living with her kids - according to locals

In custody papers, Olivia Wilde's ex Jason Sudeikis revealed for the first time that she's moved in with boyfriend Harry Styles, and so have her kids

The Guardian - UK

University investigates PhD student’s paper on masturbating to comics of ‘young boys’

Manchester University launches inquiry into ethical standards after document details masturbation sessions

Sports Illustrated

How the ESPN–Big Ten Split Impacts College Sports

“Weird,” “unbelievable” and “risky” are words industry stakeholders used to describe the splintering of a four-decade-old partnership.

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Nottingham Post

Nottingham MP Mark Spencer faces backlash of embarrassing sign behind him during interview

Sheep or Leader?

Irish Mirror

HSE flags more than 3,000 social media posts for misinformation about Covid-19 pandemic and vaccination

Most of the reported posts related to Covid-19 vaccination, with one particularly virulent conspiracy linking it to the development of HIV/AIDS

Daily Record

ITV Love Island bosses deny Jacques O'Neill was removed from villa for mocking deaf Tasha Ghouri

Online rumours have been circulating that Jacques, 23, was removed from the villa for misogynistic behaviour and doing an impression of Tasha, who is deaf.

Wales Online

Wowcher's hilarious apology offer after fake texts tell holidaymaker to go to Cardiff

Offer code SORRYCARDIFF is valid until the end of Thursday, August 11

Benzinga

Benzinga Before The Bell: iPhone 14 Might Be Costlier, Coinbase Face Another SEC Probe, Binance Sees Crypto User Growth And Other Top Financial Stories Thursday, August 11

Reuters Binance Says Worldwide Inflation Is Driving Crypto User Growth

The Hindu

Raksha Bandhan: Rahul, Priyanka share pictures from various stages of their lives

Rahul and Priyanka wished people on the festival that celebrates sibling bonds

WEKU

Social media posts warn people not to call 988. Here's what you need to know

Mental health advocates celebrated the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, but some people voiced concerns that using the service could lead to police involvement or forced hospitalization.

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