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Diplomacy
US Ambassador to Greece Speaks on Disinformation Campaigns
The American Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, spoke during an event co-organized by the US Embassy in Athens, the Atlantic Council and the well-regarded Greek think tank ''Dianeosis.''
During his speech, Ambassador Pyatt focused on the major contemporary issue that...
Greece
Greece's Media Perceived as Most Inaccurate Worldwide, Survey Finds
A public opinion survey conducted across 38 countries by the respected U.S.-based Pew Research Center has found that Greeks are the most skeptical in the world towards about their country's media and the way news and current affairs is...
Culture
British School Uses Aristotle to Teach Pupils How to Spot ‘Fake News’
A leading private school in the UK will use Greek philosophers to teach pupils how to spot "fake news" on social media, as it prepares to launch a new course in the new year.
Brighton College will begin offering the...
Europe
Greek ‘Fake News’ Buster goes to Brussels
On a day when U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a ‘fake news’ competition, one young Greek went to Europe’s parliament to present a hoax-busting innovation to expose fraudulent media stories.
Twenty-year-old University of Macedonia student Valentinos Tzekas met Greek MEP...
Greece
Greek Student Creates Program that Detects Fake News on the Internet
A 20-year-old student from the computer department of the University of Macedonia has created a program that detects fake news on the internet, an Athens News Agency report says.
Valentinos Tzekas from Larissa created a program with several parameters and...
Greece
Greek Government: 'We are Officially in the Fake News Era'
"We are officially in the era of fake news. This time, with the signature of Reuters. It is a pity," the press office of the prime minister said on Thursday.
It stressed that we are in the middle of a...