A Note from Snopes Writers About Co-Founder's Plagiarism

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Vinny Green

Aug 13, 2021 A BuzzFeed investigation, along with an internal Snopes investigation, has revealed dozens of pl ...

Popular 'USA' Facebook Page Run by Ukrainians Targeted Older Americans

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Vinny Green Jordan Liles Alex Kasprak

Oct 1, 2019 The Facebook page World USA became a testament to a steadfast Rockwellian conception of America. ...

Media Firm “Providr” Allegedly Owes Money to Several Angry Facebook Publishers

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Vinny Green Alex Kasprak

Jul 17, 2018 The company gained prominence by asserting they were compliant with Facebook’s rules at a time w ...

'Content Providers' Easily Find Ways Around Facebook's Rules

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Vinny Green Alex Kasprak

May 26, 2018 In March 2018, Facebook changed their policies regarding branded content, leaving many publisher ...

2017's Biggest Conspiracy Theories

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Vinny Green

Dec 29, 2017 A sampler of the most widespread rumors and hoaxes that characterized the year in which the frin ...

Misinfluencers, Inc.: How Fake News Is Reaching Millions Using Verified Facebook Accounts

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Vinny Green Bethania Palma

Sep 29, 2017 We tracked 29 fake domains that post to verified celebrity pages through an unknown mechanism. H ...