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California legislation will force Facebook, Twitter to identify bots

State lawmakers say the federal government is not doing enough.

On Apr 3, 2018 by David Gilmour

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Man sues InfoWars for $1 million after falsely being identified as Parkland shooter

Fontaine has received threats from InfoWars readers over the mischaracterization.

On Apr 2, 2018 by David Gilmour

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Apple acquires Texture, the ‘Netflix of magazine publishing’

'We are committed to quality journalism from trusted sources.'

On Mar 13, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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Former Obama social media manager doesn’t blame technology for rise of fake news

The problem is more human than it is bot.

On Mar 12, 2018 by Grace Speas

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False news spreads 70 percent faster than true news, study shows

Humans are doing the damage, not bots.

On Mar 8, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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What we can learn from Michael Scott’s fake news campaign on ‘The Office’

Michael's lies created and exploited fissures within Dunder Mifflin way before Russia did it.

On Feb 28, 2018 by C.D. Carter

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Researchers develop a Bad News game to help you spot fake news

Become the king of fake news—and get better at spotting it in real life.

On Feb 20, 2018 by Grace Speas

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Pro-Trump users share the most fake news, study finds

Make America fake again?

On Feb 6, 2018 by Grace Speas

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‘Democrat dump truck’ conspiracy theory spreads online after crash

Social media is allowing the theory to spread.

On Jan 31, 2018 by David Gilmour

The popular political fact checking website Politifact crashed during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night. 

Trump’s State of the Union crashed a fact-checking website

The jokes came quickly.

On Jan 31, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

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Trump’s mention of ‘fake news’ draws boos at Davos

It didn't go over well.

On Jan 26, 2018 by David Covucci

The Trump administration recently passed on an exam designed to gauge students' ability to distinguish fake news.

Trump administration rejects high school exam designed to spot fake news

The exam asks questions on climate change data and cultural awareness.

On Jan 25, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Man arrested after threatening to shoot CNN employees over ‘fake news’

He said he was going to 'f*****g gun every single last one of you.'

On Jan 23, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

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Trump supporters rip John McCain for his op-ed against ‘fake news’

Trump's supporters weren't happy.

On Jan 17, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

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Facebook’s attempt to counter fake news is helping spread it

Media outlets are worried their coverage will be overshadowed by fabricated posts.

On Jan 16, 2018 by Phillip Tracy