Elon Musk’s social media platform X has defended itself against claims from the European Union that it is failing to tackle disinformation around the violence in Israel and Gaza. The firm’s CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote that the platform had “taken action to remove or label tens of thousands of pieces of content” and removed hundreds of accounts linked to Gaza …

Pope Francis on Saturday denounced “disinformation” and fake news spread in an effort to influence public opinion as journalism’s principal offence. “Disinformation is the first of the sins, the mistakes — let’s say — of journalism,” Francis told Italian journalists at a Vatican gathering to bestow a journalism prize. Widely considered a savvy communicator himself, the pontiff returned to the …