Fake news
Brazilian fact-checkers warn their country’s ‘fake news’ bill will do more harm than good
Brazilian fact-checkers said a bill passed Tuesday intended to combat disinformation will create a massive…
Bloomingdale’s has discontinued a ‘fake news’ shirt. But there are still hundreds of them on Amazon.
Journalists really don’t like T-shirts that bear President Donald Trump’s favorite pejorative for the media.…
Want to get away with posting fake news on Facebook? Just change your website domain.
One of the most frequently debunked fake news publishers on Facebook is still getting past…
Study: Fake news is making college students question all news
It’s tough out there for college students these days — especially on their news feeds. According…
Reporters: Stop calling everything ‘fake news’
Russian trolls? Fake news. Hate speech? Fake news. Iranian disinformation? Fake news. Over the past…
What’s the difference between @financialtimes and @financialtimess? An Instagram marketing scam.
The accounts look like news organizations, museums and public figures. They publish what appear to…
Fact-checkers have debunked this fake news site 80 times. It’s still publishing on Facebook.
InfoWars isn’t the only misinforming page that’s still allowed to publish on Facebook. YourNewsWire is…
A potential new marketing strategy for political campaigns: Deepfake videos
The video shows Donald Trump speaking from a podium. With his classic speaking habits —…
These academics are on the frontlines of fake news research
This is the second article in a three-part series on the people behind the misinformation…
Is it satire or fake news? Depends on who you ask
LYON, France — Michele Bedard and Chianna Schoenthaler didn’t think they’d be going to France.…