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Polish MoD, US ambassador deny media reports on US troops

"Stop fake news! The information regarding the regulations governing the stationing of US troops in Poland are untrue. The agreement will be published after it has been signed. Disinformation harms Poland's security." Mateusz Marek/PAP

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on Monday said that the mass media information regarding the regulations governing the stationing of US troops in Poland were untrue. The US ambassador has also denied media reports to this effect.

PAP activates #FakeHunter Chatbot service against coronavirus fake news

The Polish Press Agency (PAP) has activated a new #FakeHunter Chatbot service to verify fake news about the coronavirus epidemic. The service is part of the agency's 2019-launched #FakeHunter project designed to track down fake news about the epidemic.

Three Polish institutions to fight fake news on financial market

The Polish Press Agency (PAP), GovTech Polska, a Polish government technological agency, and the Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) will jointly fight disinformation on the Polish financial market under their #FakeHunter fake news-busting software.

Doctor battles anti-vaxxers to bring facts to the public during the pandemic

With rumours and myths clogging social media, Dawid Ciemięga is determined keep fake news at bay.

PAP, GovTech Polska offer #FakeHunter open source code

The Polish Press Agency (PAP) and GovTech Polska, a Polish government technological agency, have decided to offer an open source code to their landmark #FakeHunter fake news-busting software to anyone interested.

Poland fights FakeNews virus

Poland is fighting back against the FakeNews virus! Fake News online rumours have sown panic and fear around the world. Hard to trace and highly convincing, users often share fake news with others... unwittingly spreading it ever onwards. The new Polish FakeHunter initiative could become a model for how countries can fight this issue - well beyond the Coronavirus crisis. 

PAP, GovTech Polska launch #FakeHunter app to fight disinformation

The Polish Press Agency (PAP) and GovTech Polska, the Polish government's technology agency, are launching the #FakeHunter mobile app to fight disinformation about the coronavirus epidemic.

Russia is using pandemic to discredit Poland - services spokesperson

Russia is using the coronavirus pandemic to wage a disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting Poland, Jan Żaryn, the spokesperson for Poland's special services coordinator, wrote in Monday's Wall Street Journal.

Poland fights Coronavirus FAKENEWS!

Poland hasn't WON the war on Coronavirus - but it's pulling out all the digital stops to keep citizens in Poland learning, earning and avoiding fake news rumours. In this online episode of Heart of Poland our host Patrick Ney talks to Justyna Orlowska, the Polish Prime Minister's High Representative for Government Technology. 

‘Ignore fake news’ says PM as he urges country to rely upon “proven sources of information” for COVID-19 news

PM Morawiecki has sent a strong and reassuring message to the public following rumours that shops and whole cities would be closed down. Posting on Facebook he said: “I am appealing to you to use proven sources of information and to refrain from rumours!”

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