Fake news

Exposing people to a few "alternative facts" in a controlled setting could build up their immunity to serious misinformation.

The president doesn't read much news online—making it easier for staff to slip him stories from outlets with dubious track records.

"The left media finds it very hard to be objective on Trump," he said, adding that he would be happy to work alongside the Trump administration.

We love our views because we love ourselves. But what if those views contradict the facts?

The social network is trying to tackle fake news following criticism that it allowed far-right groups to spread lies before the U.S. election.

His complaints about PC are code for resentment at the groups that simple decency aims to protect.

The far-right leader referenced online rumors that her opponent had one of the accounts in the Bahamas during their heated television debate.

"The mainstream media is not fake news, and therefore the ad is false," CNN said.

The yogurt company filed for defamation, claiming that Infowars spread false reports linking its Idaho factory with a sexual assault case.

The search giant is tweaking its algorithm and devoting manpower to push down 'low-quality content.'

There were 259 journalists in jail by the end of 2016, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Jimmy Wales is applying Wikipedia's crowdfunded, community-driven model to journalism to combat the spread of fake stories.

The stars of "The Circle," a techno-dystopian film based on the novel by David Eggers, discussed privacy, power and the influence of social media.

Much of the West's opposition to Russia comes from a purely ideological root.

European governments are threatening new laws and fines unless social media sites get tougher on misinformation and move quickly to remove extremist propaganda.

"Pupils often mistake spoof news sites for real news, or presume anything President Trump has said must be fact," said one teacher.

A look into the work of a 19th-century fake news writer helps explain the phenomenon in history.

Social networks such as Facebook could face fines under the proposed bill.

France's polling commission warns that a Russian news story saying Fillon is in first place is 'non-representative' of the polling reality.

News organizations are teaming up with tech giants to fact-check stories shared online.

Moscow has dismissed allegations that François Fillon received $54,000 to introduce a businessman to Putin.

German authorities have braced for what they believe to be a campaign of Russian-sponsored hacking and fake news against Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A story by the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation claimed that the U.S. president had praised John Magufuli.

The White House press secretary said Trump doesn't think President Obama wiretapped him, even though he tweeted that.

Critical thinking can stop lies ruining lives.

In particular, the committee warned against insisting that Russia has committed war crimes in Syria without concrete proof.

Reporters for CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Los Angeles Times and BuzzFeed were not allowed into the session in the office of press secretary Sean Spicer.

The president uses his appearance at CPAC to promote his America First agenda.

Moscow is naming and shaming major U.S. news organizations for their coverage of Russia.

Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein says the president's attacks on the media are 'more treacherous than Richard Nixon's attacks on the press.'