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Mother and Children Drink Own Urine After Being Told It Would Prevent COVID
The woman said she drank the urine, which contains high concentrations of toxins, for four days after being sent false information via WhatsApp.
Ted Cruz Shares Fake Disney Job Ad Post: 'I Wish This Was Parody'
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz shared a fake job advertisement from a conservative satire website for "strong," yet also "docile" women in the aftermath of the company's decision to fire 'The Mandalorian' star Gina Carano.
TikTok Awash With Bizarre Videos Questioning Whether Helen Keller Existed
TikTok users are falsely claiming that Helen Keller either did not exist or was not really deaf and blind.
Fauci on COVID: 'Extraordinary' That Pandemic Still Seen As 'Fake News'
The top scientist's warning comes as the U.S. has logged its most ever coronavirus-related deaths over a seven day period.
Trump May Be Leaving, But 'Fake News' is a Part of All Our Lives Now
Both in Israel and in America, the impact of the Trump era on the news landscape runs deep.
Trump Campaign HQ Adorned With Fake Newspaper Declaring 'President Gore'
The front-page headline—altered, it turns out—was a "reminder that the media doesn't select the president," wrote Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh in a since-deleted tweet.
Why I Will Vote for Trump
The main reason I will vote for President Trump on Tuesday is to express my principled opposition to the preferred policies of the far-left Democratic Party.
Eric Trump Says Media Attacks Mean 'We're Doing Something Right'
"We wake up in the morning, we get punched in the face mainly by these people back here, by the media," Eric Trump said.
150 Million Facebook Posts Interfering With Voters Discovered on Platform
The company has also rejected 2.2 million ads that failed to complete the political ads authorization process.
Facebook calls The Social Dilemma a Conspiracy Documentary
Facebook has issued a rebuttal to The Social Dilemma, which was one of the most watched films on Netflix in September.
Trump-Affiliated Consultant Linked to Facebook Pages Inciting Voter Panic
The pages contain content that praises the president and promotes far-right, anti-government militias.
Trump Calls NYT Report of Him Paying Just $750 in Taxes 'Fake News'
The lengthy investigative article also said that the president paid no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years.
U.S. Military, Spies, Allies Fight Fake News Online with Wit and Humor
"I know there is some risk to my style of humor, but who wants Army leaders who are risk averse?" Lieutenant General Theodore D. Martin, deputy commander of the Army Training and Doctrine and Command, told Newsweek.
Attorney Says Trump Campaign Raised Money 'At The Expense' of Two Kids
Attorney Ven Johnson told Newsweek the 'racist' toddler video posted by Trump and his campaign, "was absolutely done to advocate for what I believe to be a racist, despicable message against two little babies."
On Fox News, Trump Says Most of the Media is the Enemy of the People
"I would say about 20 percent isn't—we don't have the enemy of the people all over, fortunately," the president said.
Facebook Admits Climate Denialist Content is 'Viral' on Platform
Facebook has launched an information hub containing facts, data and advice about climate change.
Trump Dismisses Rumors He Suffered 'Series of Mini-Strokes'
"Did @realDonaldTrump have a stroke which he is hiding from the American public?" CNN analyst Joe Lockhart asked on Twitter.
Propaganda Media and Coronavirus Lies
There is an epidemic of fake news about the COVID-19 epidemic.
Tennessee House Resolution Says Media Hyped COVID-19
The House resolution praises Tennesseans "for clearly seeing that the mainstream media has sensationalized the reporting on COVID-19 in the service of political agendas."
Facebook Leaves Trump's 'Racist Baby' Video on Platform after Twitter Flag
Doctored footage posted by the president showing a CNN-like chyron reading "terrified todler runs from racist baby" was labeled as "manipulated media" on Twitter. On Facebook, it remains untouched.
False stories in effort to delegitimize Black Lives Matter
NewsGuard's Misinformation Monitor tracks misinformation with exclusive data from five countries. Here's the June 2020 edition.
Major Republican and Democratic campaign organizations are using shady "new
NewsGuard's Misinformation Monitor tracks misinformation with exclusive data from five countries. Here's the May 2020 edition.
California GOP Candidate Loses GOP Endorsement After Controversial Posts
"The maliciously false attacks on our campaign based on old social media posts being attributed to me are Fake News," California congressional candidate Ted Howze said.
The Wily Con Artist Who Exploited Stalin's Oppressive Soviet Bureaucracy
Vladimir Gromov realized the USSR's unquenchable hunger for documentation left the system with very little capacity to actually check the validity of the reams of paper they were accumulating.
80% of sites pushing COVID-19 fake news were publishing other conspiracies
NewsGuard's Misinformation Monitor tracks misinformation with exclusive data from five countries. Here's the April 2020 edition.
WhatsApp Limits Message Sharing in Bid to Stop Spread of Virus Fake News
"We've seen a significant increase in the amount of forwarding which users have told us can feel overwhelming and can contribute to the spread of misinformation," WhatsApp said.
Journalism Professors Call for End to Fox News Coronavirus 'Misinformation'
The open letter, signed by 74 professors and journalists, argued that the network has "contributed" to the spread of the pandemic.
Seeing the COVID-19 Crisis Is Like Watching a Time Lapse of Climate Change
In both cases there is a curve that must be flattened in order to avoid the worst outcomes, and in both cases disinformation is readily ramped up and must be countered.
MSNBC's Maddow Responds to Trump Praise: Did You Watch Rest of Show?
She reacted to a few rare words of praise from the president on Friday, pointing out several ways he's personally leading "the worst national response of any industrialized nation in the world."
132 Websites Are Pushing Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories, Says NewsGuard
NewsGuard's Misinformation Monitor tracks misinformation with exclusive data from five countries. Here's the latest edition.