fake news
Study: Ad-tech use shines light on fringe, fake news sites
Fake news sites run from made-up articles that start with a grain of truth but exaggerate it to fit highly opinionated perspectives.
Fooled no more, hate no more
Facebook will be required to build a legal protection office in Germany that is available 24X7.
Facebook finally gets serious about fighting fake news
Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge.
How to spot lies, 'fake news' and propaganda
There are basic things news readers can do themselves to spot fake news.
Fake news epidemic dangerous: Hillary Clinton
It’s now clear that so-called fake news can have real world consequences, says Clinton.
Google, Facebook cut ad revenue to 'fake' news sites
The electoral victory of Donald Trump has sparked heightened scrutiny of online and social media.
Facebook declined to deploy tool to weed out fake news: Report
Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this year.
Google also gets fooled by fake election news
Google is taking steps to punish sites that manufacture falsehoods.