In an era of fake news and ad overload, stories remain effective at attracting attention – but are they always useful in winning people over? Canvas8 spoke to Rebecca Krause, a PhD candidate at Northwestern University, to understand how brands can balance facts and narratives in their messaging.

MetaFact is an Indian start-up that utilises AI to identify fake news in a country where it’s become a widespread issue with serious repercussions. As people seek trustworthy sources online, there are opportunities for brands to use new technologies to weed out misinformation.

Web giants such as Facebook and Google have woven themselves into billions of lives, but countless controversies over the years have a growing number of users questioning if they can trust these companies. How are data breaches and fake news changing people’s relationships with big tech?

Amid mounting fears around misinformation and data privacy, Scroll is offering an alternative way to browse online news. By letting users visit sites with limited tracking and no ads, it's meeting a demand for more streamlined, transparent, and trustworthy experiences on the internet.