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  2. Fake news in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1762, the Grand Assembly of Virginia enacted the following law to punish "divulgers of false news.". Be it enacted, That what person or persons soever shall forge and divulge such false reports, tending to the trouble of the country, shall be, by next Justice of the Peace, sent for, and bound over to the next County Court, where, if he produce not the author, he shall be fined two thousand ...

  3. Fake news - Wikipedia

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    The vagueness of this law means that satirists, opinion writers, and journalists who make errors could face persecution. The law also makes it illegal to share fake news stories. In one instance, a Danish man and Malaysian citizen were arrested for posting false news stories online and were sentenced to serve a month in jail. [386]

  4. Disinformation - Wikipedia

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    The Shorenstein Center at Harvard University defines disinformation research as an academic field that studies "the spread and impacts of misinformation, disinformation, and media manipulation," including "how it spreads through online and offline channels, and why people are susceptible to believing bad information, and successful strategies for mitigating its impact". [23]

  5. Judge Stops California Law Targeting Election Misinformation

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    The law, Assembly Bill 2839 makes it illegal for an individual to produce "knowingly distributing an advertisement or other election communication, as defined, that contains certain materially ...

  6. ‘Misinformation isn’t a one-way street.’ Republicans say ...

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    Misinformation isn’t a one-way street,” the firm stated on one slide promoting the results of the poll, which also asked about whether Florida banned the word “gay” from public schools ...

  7. Misinformation - Wikipedia

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    Misinformation might be created and spread with malicious intent for reasons such as causing anxiety or deceiving audiences. [136] Rumors created with or without malicious intent may be unknowingly shared by users. [citation needed] People may know what the scientific community has proved as a fact, and still refuse to accept it as such. [140]

  8. Russian disinformation sites linked to former Florida deputy ...

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    More than 150 fake local news websites pushing Russian propaganda to U.S. audiences are connected to John Mark Dougan, an American former law enforcement officer living in Moscow, according to a ...

  9. Category:Misinformation - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to misinformation, false or inaccurate information. [1] Examples of misinformation include false rumors, insults and pranks. This differs from intentional disinformation which includes malicious content such as hoaxes, spear phishing and computational propaganda. [2