Rise of ‘Fake News’ Spurs Angst in Internet Age

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The United States is a nation divided: that is one of the most dominant narratives that emerged during this year’s presidential race. That reality—missed by pollsters, pundits and political experts alike—helped to explain the popularity and stunning electoral victory of Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton. The other story of 2016 is the rise…

HACKERS ATTACK EU EXECUTIVE BUT NO DATA BREACH: SPOKESMAN

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BRUSSELS — Hackers attacked the European Commission’s computers on Thursday, flooding the EU executive’s servers with digital service requests, but while connection speeds were affected, there was no data breach, the Commission said. “Yesterday afternoon the Commission was targeted by an attempt to saturate our internet connection,” Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas told a news briefing on…