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A website and Twitter account that promotes misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and United States politics. [63] [64] [65] National News Bulletin nationalnewsbulletin.com Same Google Analytics ID as News Updates South Africa. [60] [61] The National Sun thenationalsun.com Same owners as Hot Global News. [62] [66] net-breaking.com
Be skeptical of headlines: False news stories often feature eye-catching, all-caps headlines with exclamation points. If the shocking claims sound too outrageous to be true, they probably are.
Fake news website that has published claims about the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 reappearing, a billionaire wanting to recruit 1,000 women to bear his children, and an Adam Sandler death hoax. [173] [174] [175] LiveMonitor livemonitor.co.za Fake news website in South Africa, per Africa Check, an IFCN signatory. [133] lockerdome.com
A pair of former reporters at venerable DC-focused outlet Politico slammed “cowardly editors” at their ex-outlet for burying stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop — as well as other major ...
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.
All sorts of wild and untrue stories circulate on social media, of course. But unfounded trafficking claims seem to be an especially potent and prolific genre of social media misinformation.
Miniver.org: the first fact-checking web in Spain, launched in 2017, with the purpose of debunking fake news. Accredited by Google as fact-checking organization. [142] Newtral: Spanish fact-checking organization founded by journalist Ana Pastor from LaSexta. Currently the official news verifier for Facebook Spain. [143] [144]
The CBS News Confirmed team, which is dedicated to covering misinformation and sharing fact-checks across CBS News' platforms, ... especially around breaking news stories.