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Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire. Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks , typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
Fake news websites played a large part in the online news community during the election, reinforced by extreme exposure on Facebook and Google. [35] Approximately 115 pro-Trump fake stories were shared on Facebook a total of 30 million times, and 41 pro-Clinton fake stories shared a total of 7.6 million times.
Much of the fake news during the 2016 U.S. presidential election season was traced to adolescents in North Macedonia, [22] [94] specifically Veles. It is a town of 50,000 in the middle of the country, with high unemployment, where the average wage is $4,800. [95] The income from fake news was characterized by NBC News as a gold rush. [95]
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