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Facebook denies fake news impacted election

Mark Zuckerberg says it's unlikely fake news posts on Facebook influenced the US election.

Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has again rejected claims the social network affected the US presidential election, saying it is "extremely unlikely" news hoaxes changed the outcome.

Fake news spreads online as US goes to polls

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With US election fever hitting its climax the web is filling with dubious information, from concerted efforts to influence voters to straight-up trolling to old-fashioned clickbait.

Trolls prompt Disney rethink on Twitter acquisition

Bob Iger, president and CEO of Disney, has overseen several high profile acquisitions for the company.

Disney decided not to pursue a bid for Twitter partly out of concern that bullying and other uncivil forms of communication on the social media site might soil the company's wholesome family image, according to people familiar with management's thinking.

Fan clubs bear the brunt of modern technology

William Shatner, left, DeForest Kelley and Leonard Nimoy on the set of the TV series <i>Star Trek</i>, which has clocked ...

The rise of the internet has been a double-edged sword for Star Trek clubs like Austrek, helping win over a new generation of fans but reducing their need to join a fan club in order to stay in touch with the adventures of Star Fleet.

9 'life hacks' that suck

Just because it's an innovative solution doesn't make it good.

If you want to improve your life, the internet is home to a lot of clever little tricks you can use called 'life hacks'. Some are great! Some are very, very bad.

How to tell which tweets are really from Trump

Android man: a data scientist has shown how to tell which tweets are really from  Republican presidential candidate ...

A data scientist has analysed Donald Trump's Twitter feed and shown a reliable way to tell which tweets were sent by the controversial US presidential hopeful himself, and which were sent by one of his staff members.

Meet the internet's 'greatest liar'

Twitter shares plunged as much as 19 per cent on Thursday in New York, the most since April 2015, to $US20.10.

He was behind this week's hoax about the death of author Cormac McCarthy. But it was not the first time his lies have fooled the public or the media.