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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. [1] [2] [3]
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.
A post shared on Facebook claims five Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) supervisors arrived at Guantanamo Bay following their recent alleged arrests. Verdict: False The claim is false and ...
The original owner had worked with Liberty Writers News and USApoliticstoday.com, one of the original sites in the network of Macedonian fake news sites. One of the co-founders was arrested for carrying weapons during a vote tally during the 2020 US presidential election , and had met with the Proud Boys prior to the January 6th attacks .
This fake news website mostly consists of celebrity gossip and death hoaxes, but a few of its other stories were disseminated on social media. When the site was up it said that it was "a combination of real shocking news and satire news" and that articles were for "entertainment and satirical purposes" only. [9] [9] [25] News Hound news-hound ...
A post shared on Facebook claims that 1,500 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents purportedly resigned after President Donald Trump threatened them with “border duty.” Verdict: False The claim ...
Hundreds of US news websites are not globally accessible as they have blocked visitors from the EU due to the GDPR. [1] [2] Some workarounds are listed here to allow those who are affected by this to access those sites anyway. The workarounds listed here may also work (YMMV) in cases where your country has blocked access to a particular site.
The following websites are part of a network of fake news sites registered in North Macedonia for profit motives between the 2016 and 2020 US Presidential Election campaigns. A 2018 report by Buzzfeed News linked the owners of an American fake news website, Liberty Writers News , to a Macedonian media attorney who operated numerous "fake news ...