Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Disinformation. Why There’s So Much of It and What We Can Do About it

... While the report focuses on what companies have already done to counter disinformation, we will highlight only the recommendations and challenges that still remain. Despite all the incentives that have been implemented by Facebook in recent years, the social media platform still remains vulnerable for disinformation. The main vulnerability is behind its messaging apps. WhatsApp has been a great source of disinformation during the Rohingya crisis in 2018 and during the Brazilian presidential elections in the same year. The second vulnerability lies ...