Google will now help you fact-check Trump (and other lies) The Next Web by Napier Lopez Google appears to be just as fed up with the constant lies during the presidential election as we are, so now it’s helping you set the facts straight. The company today introduced a new feature that will tag and help … Read more
Politicians are throwing serious 404 error page shade at Britain’s incoming prime minister Mashable! by Sam Haysom LONDON — In the world of UK politics, there are few burns quite as fiery as the 404 error page burn. UK PM Cameron to hand over to May BBC News | Europe | World Edition David Cameron says it … Read more
The Sunday Times’ Snowden Story is Journalism at its Worst — and Filled with Falsehoods The Intercept by Glenn Greenwald (updated below) Western journalists claim that the big lesson they learned from their key role in selling the Iraq War to the public is that it’s hideous, corrupt and often dangerous journalism to give anonymity to … Read more
The next stage in the battle for our attention: Our wrists Nieman Journalism Lab by Jack Riley View image | gettyimages.com Editor’s note: On Monday, Apple is expected to formally launch the Apple Watch, which will go on sale next month. As the company shows off what developers have built for its smartwatch, perhaps we’ll see … Read more
Brian Williams to take hiatus from ‘NBC Nightly News’ after fake Iraq war story controversy Mashable! by Colin Daileda NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams announced on Saturday that he will be taking a brief hiatus from the television news program amid controversy surrounding a false story he told about being aboard a … Read more
Graft probe tapings consistent with transcribed files A forensic report on a graft probe started last year has said the transcribed documents and tape recordings of the telephone conversations between the high-profile suspects are consistent Pope Francis to visit Virgin Mary’s House in Turkey Residents of the western town of Selçuk enthusiastically await Pope’s visit to Christian … Read more
Kerry arrives in Ankara seeking support for anti-ISIL coalition U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Ankarafor talks aimed at building a coalition against ISIL, a visit that comes after Turkey refused to allow the use of its air bases for launching attacks on the extremists Arabs back anti-ISIL statement as Turkey abstains w Key … Read more
What Did Edward Snowden Get Wrong? Everything Unfortunately, during the Snowden affair, many news outlets have spent more time examining ways the government could abuse the information it has access to while giving scant mention to the lengths to which the intelligence community goes to protect privacy, writes Andrew Liepman. MAIN FOCUS: Obama’s bid … Read more