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Fake News Peddlers Are Cowards Says Qiliho
NATION, NEWS

Fake News Peddlers Are Cowards Says Qiliho

He said it was understandable that those who post fake news were doing that to discredit the General Election process.

Suva Forklift Hire Directors Clear The Air Against Fake News
NEWS

Suva Forklift Hire Directors Clear The Air Against Fake News

The fake news spread by rumour mongers falsely alleged that the brothers were part of a WAF $33 million digger scam.

Anti-vaxxers Need More Details: Dr Fong
NEWS

Anti-vaxxers Need More Details: Dr Fong

We consider them as people who require extra explanation and understanding. That’s the strategy the Ministry of He...

Five From NZ Did Not Get COVID-19 Here: Dr Fong
NEWS

Five From NZ Did Not Get COVID-19 Here: Dr Fong

He announced this Fiji records its first frontline worker transmission.

3 To Appear In Court For Positing False Information On Social Media
Crime & Court

3 To Appear In Court For Positing False Information On Social Media

All three are alleged to have posted false information on social media in relation to the COVID-19 situation which c...

SODELPA, Opposition Failing Fijians Again With Fake News
Analysis, Politics

SODELPA, Opposition Failing Fijians Again With Fake News

It is indeed shameful that party members continue to play political football with the lives of Fijians, which underm...

Initiators Of Fake News Are Causing ‘Economic Sabotage’
Videos

Initiators Of Fake News Are Causing ‘Economic Sabotage’

The September 23, 2019 threats circulated on social media highlights what happens when people believe fake news.

Spreading Of Fake News Is A Criminal Offence
Opinion

Spreading Of Fake News Is A Criminal Offence

MIDA is calling on all media agen­cies to follow basic journalistic principles of balance and accuracy before using...

Veteran Felix Anthony Falls For Fake News
Sunvoice

Veteran Felix Anthony Falls For Fake News

The said press conference never happened and those facts were, well not factual.

We can’t be part of spreading fake news: Dr Waqainabete
NEWS

We can’t be part of spreading fake news: Dr Waqainabete

I have advised all medical professionals, they understand that we need to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Fake News Alert: Fijian Elections Office Hits Out At Social Media Claims
#Vote2018, NEWS

Fake News Alert: Fijian Elections Office Hits Out At Social Media Claims

The Fijian Elections Office has clarified on its Facebook page that the counting of ballot papers are done manually ...

Beware Of Fake News In Social Media Posts
NATION

Beware Of Fake News In Social Media Posts

In the past few days there has been a proliferation of fake news on social media. It has prompted Media Industry Dev...

Fiji Times misled public again: Saneem
#Vote2018, NEWS

Fiji Times misled public again: Saneem

The Fiji Times has come under criticism again for an inaccurate report. Going into the General Election, it is now t...

Online News That Is Believed
NATION

Online News That Is Believed

Fiji Sun senior journalist Fonua Talei was among 10 journalists from Fiji, Bangladesh, India, Papua New Guinea, Sri ...

Analysis: Beware of Fake News
NEWS

Analysis: Beware of Fake News

This is the first of a 3-part series over this week by our Managing Editor News Jyoti Pratibha on  issues affecting...

EXPOSED: Latest Fake News Lies and Those Helping Spread Them
NEWS

EXPOSED: Latest Fake News Lies and Those Helping Spread Them

The latest wave of fake news viral on Facebook right now is how Fiji Revenue and Cus­toms Services (FRCS) officers ...

Academic: Insidious and Growing Cancer ‘Fake News’ Must Be Cut Out
NATION

Academic: Insidious and Growing Cancer ‘Fake News’ Must Be Cut Out

When and how ‘fake news’ first became a global phenomenon remains disputed, but untrue information used to misin...

Truth, The First Casualty Of  Misinformation, Fake News
Sunvoice

Truth, The First Casualty Of Misinformation, Fake News

Villagers from supposedly 11 villages in a province are incensed over what they heard about a foreign group doing so...

EDITORIAL: Those Who Have Nation’s Interest At Heart Will Shun ‘Fake News’
Opinion

EDITORIAL: Those Who Have Nation’s Interest At Heart Will Shun ‘Fake News’

All politicians have a responsibility. It is expected of everyone aspiring to hold public office to be truthful, to ...

Beware Of Fake News In Elections: PNG Editor
NEWS

Beware Of Fake News In Elections: PNG Editor

A top Papua New Guinea editor yesterday warned Fijians of the impact of Fake News on elections. Fake news, through t...

Fakes Target  Our Elections
NATION

Fakes Target Our Elections

Fake news has spread like wildfire across the world, with uncontrolled social media and fake accounts being used to ...

Letters To The Editor: 5th February, 2018
Letters

Letters To The Editor: 5th February, 2018

Countering fake news Pranil Ram, Nadi Fake news has become a controversial, highly contested issue. But in the publi...

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