At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil with 16 of the victims being decapitated, according to prison officials.
Police said the two young men had been planning the assault for months. The attackers killed seven people.
Students gathered outside the school recounted harrowing attacks and seeing several bodies lying in pools of blood.
Jair Bolsonaro, a brash far-right congressman who has waxed nostalgic for Brazil's old military dictatorship, won the presidency of Latin America's largest nation.
A photograph of young child with a rare disease was exploited for likes and retweets on social media.
A group of prospectors were allegedly heard discussing an attack on indigenous people living in the Javari Valley near the border with Peru.
Judicial oversight officials in Brazil decided not to sanction a judge who allegedly demanded a waiter call him "Your Honor."
A video showing a car driving through a demonstration is real, but it took place in Brazil and has nothing to do with the Trump administration.
Only three members of the Brazilian team Chapecoense survived the crash.
Photographs purporting to be the scene of a shootout on the US-Mexico border were actually taken in Brazil in 2008.
A number of articles inspired by a single speculative comment in Reddit's conspiracy section suggested the Zika virus was transmitted by genetically modified mosquitoes.
A deceptive photograph seemingly shows a man perilously hanging from the edge of a high cliff. He's actually in no danger at all.
Fake death notices are often spread for malicious purposes.
The former NFL star was convicted of running a dog fighting ring in 2007.
Highly dubious websites posted false and distasteful articles that prompted unwarranted concern among the reality TV star's many fans.
The president apparently misspoke while delivering remarks to the 45th March for Life in Washington.
A viral Facebook post appears to have been inspired by a 2016 book about the Hollywood icon's wartime military service.