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XRP spike on hoax filing a ‘bad look’ but won’t sway SEC’s ETF approvals
15.11.2023
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas doubts the SEC will deny ETFs after XRP’s price spiked on a faked BlackRock XRP trust filing, but it is a “bad look.”
XRP jumps then dumps on faked BlackRock XRP trust filing
13.11.2023
XRP’s price surge was short-lived and has almost returned to its original price
Crypto Fake News: False Claims on Blackrock ETFs and Now Roblox XRP Support – What’s Going On?
18.10.2023
The crypto industry has seen a couple of fake news in the past week alone. First, an erroneous news report claiming that BlackRock Inc. had received the green light to launch a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) spurred the crypto’s price to a new high from $27,900 to $30,000.
Following...
Bitcoin Price Spikes Following Fake BlackRock ETF Announcement: $100 Million Liquidated
16.10.2023
Today, Bitcoin's price experienced a swift rise from $27,900 to $30,000 following a false announcement regarding BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF approval.
The misleading information, originally shared on social platform X, led to a flurry of trading activity resulting in about $100 million...
How to detect fake news with natural language processing
2.8.2023
Unravel the power of NLP in spotting fake news with various techniques and real-world examples
World Of Warcraft Fans Trick AI, Hilarity Ensues
21.7.2023
AI’s ability to (usually) produce grammatically correct syntax sure is impressive, but there is no actual intelligence behind the text, meaning that the way you and I would suss out the validity of some statements, or come up with original thoughts in response to some detail or event, isn’t present...
AI-generated image of Pentagon explosion causes stock market stutter
23.5.2023
The fake image was shared by a verified Twitter account masquerading as Bloomberg and went viral after being amplified by real media outlets
Kojima Productions Threatens Legal Action Over 'Assassin' Photo
11.7.2022
Last week a racist joke originating from a shitty corner of the internet got quickly out of hand, and before long French politicians and Greek news channels—among others—were erroneously reporting that an old photograph of legendary game designer Hideo Kojima was actually a photo of Tetsuya...
Bloodborne Remastered Rumor Spreads Like Wildfire On Twitter
31.5.2022
If you spent any time on the internet this weekend, you might’ve seen some news about Bloodborne Remastered coming to PC and PS5 this August. The announcement came from what appeared to be a widely known entertainment and gaming news account by someone named Nibellion, who has been on Twitter since...
Walmart Investigates How Fake Press Release of Its Partnership With Litecoin Got Posted
14.9.2021
Following the fake news of its partnership with Litecoin, Walmart Inc. says it is looking into how the fraudulent press release was issued. The Litecoin Foundation and Charlie Lee are also investigating the matter. In addition, Globenewswire says it will also work with authorities “to...
Walmart and Litecoin Payment News Debunked by Walmart Spokesperson, LTC Prices Shudder from Fake News
13.9.2021
On Monday, September 13, a press release was published by globenewswire.com and said it was connected to “Walmart Inc,” the American multinational retail corporation. Several mainstream media outlets published stories about it including Reuters, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Not too long after...
How Plague Inc Evolved Once A Real Global Pandemic Came Along
13.3.2021
Somehow, horrifyingly, it has been nearly a full year since most of us went into lockdown to wait out covid-19. And while there is a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of a slowly, confusingly distributed vaccine, we’re still in the thick of it. On this week’s episode of the Splitscreen...
When QAnon Blows Up Your Friend Group
8.2.2021
My ex was the first person to tell me about Q. This was near the end of 2016, and we were in the beginning stages of our relationship. I took it as us having the same, passive interest in conspiracy theories. The kind of interest where you go, “LOL sounds like a Dan Brown novel!” I laughed it...
Massive Fake Celebrity-Endorsed Bitcoin Investment Campaign Duping Google, Facebook Traced to Moscow
17.12.2020
A massive bitcoin ad scam campaign — which features celebrities and mainly targeted Australians — has been traced. The investigation’s findings point to a “highly organized” global business that relies on five addresses in Moscow’s center. Massive Bitcoin Ad Scam...
Trump Threatens to Close Down Social Media Platforms After Twitter Tampers With His Tweets
28.5.2020
A row with Twitter has provoked U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten to close down social media platforms. This follows Twitter tampering with Trump’s tweets to alert people to fact check his claims. Trump is further outraged by Twitter’s use of “fake news” sources...
Italy’s Leading Wire Service Is Using Ethereum to Thwart Copycats
22.4.2020
Italy's ANSA newswire is trialing an ethereum-based system to track every article it publishes in an effort to prevent impersonators from publishing fake news under its banner
Mainstream Media’s Hit Piece on Hitmen Fails Miserably
28.12.2019
Mainstream media is probably one of the worst mediums for factual information because it’s typically filled with ignorance and propaganda. When it comes to cryptocurrencies, darknet markets, and encryption, conventional news outlets publish hit pieces that are beyond absurd. On December...
Blockchain Might Be a Silver Bullet for Fighting Deepfakes
16.12.2019
The same blockchain technology that confirms your crypto transactions might also be able to fight fake news
New York Times Confirms It’s Using Blockchain to Combat Fake News
24.7.2019
The New York Times is testing blockchain solutions to authenticate news photos in partnership with IBM Garage
Another Aspiring Satoshi Copyrights the Bitcoin Whitepaper
30.5.2019
The cryptocurrency community got riled up recently over Craig Wright’s U.S. copyright registration of the Bitcoin whitepaper and some of the code from the early software. However, on May 24 the U.S. Copyright Office saw a Bitcoin whitepaper registration by a man named Wei Liu, bringing...