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Laura Ingraham tweets fake news about coronavirus death count

She clearly didn't check her sources.

On May 4, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Fake image of Kim Jong Un on a funeral bed circulates

The image comes as questions over the North Korean leader's health intensify.

On Apr 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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No, Trump didn’t tweet he ‘would never let thousands of Americans die from a pandemic’

But several legitimate tweets from the president bear similar messages.

On Apr 18, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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Video of rooms filled with body bags purportedly leaked by ‘New York nurse’

The footage is real but has been incorrectly linked to New York, Madrid, and London.

On Apr 14, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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Eric Trump fell for that fake Bloomberg dance video

Despite being debunked in December, the president's son shared the video uncritically on Wednesday.

On Mar 4, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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YouTube permanently bans ‘news’ channel that said impeachment was ‘Jew coup’

The website published articles about God’s 'desire' for Jewish people to 'return to him.'

On Feb 25, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

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A CNN analyst’s impeachment joke sparks fake news fury

Joe Lockhart's Twitter joke didn't go over all that well.

On Jan 23, 2020 by David Covucci

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Reddit bans deepfakes with ‘malicious’ intent

The move comes ahead of the 2020 election

On Jan 10, 2020 by Libby Cohen

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No, Drake did not shoot his shot with Billie Eilish on Instagram

The meme was picked up and shared as truth by pop culture websites.

On Dec 23, 2019 by Tiffanie Drayton

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Instagram to label fake news as ‘False Information’

The new policy is aimed at protecting 'the democratic process' ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

On Oct 23, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Network of fake news sites in Michigan appears to be right-wing propaganda effort

Researchers said the Michigan news websites appear to mimic a strategy used by the European far-right.

On Oct 23, 2019 by David Gilmour

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Poll: Americans are wary of news seen on social media

Americans across the aisle are worried about one-sided and inaccurate news.

On Oct 2, 2019 by Esther Bell

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Facebook used secret tools to monitor memes about the company

Facebook tracked memes that called Mark Zuckerberg an alien.

On Jul 8, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Americans believe fake news is a bigger problem than racism

Hmmm.

On Jun 8, 2019 by Claire Goforth

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Instagram will demote ‘inappropriate’ content

Violent, spammy or sexually suggestive content may no longer appear on Instagram's Explore tab.

On Apr 11, 2019 by Mikael Thalen