Report: Iran-Linked Disinformation Effort Had Personal Touch
14 May 2019A fake Twitter account unmasked by the AP was but one piece of a vast campaign aimed at seeding anti-Saudi, anti-Israel and anti-American stories across the internet.
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Is Facebook Kicking People Out of Groups Who Don’t Participate?
18 January 2019The technology giant has been taking measures to improve "meaningful" interactions on the platform.
Did Canada’s Prime Minister Say Canadians Don’t Need American Farmers Because ‘We Have Grocery Stores’?
22 June 2018Hyperpartisan social media pages and bots used yet another fake quote in order to attempt to drum up criticism against Canada's leader.
Assad Supporters Plan to Put the ‘Media on Trial’ for Doing Journalism in Syria
3 May 2018A panel of conspiracy theorists plan to gather to discuss whether war reporters should be considered terrorists.
Dennis Kucinich’s Visits to Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad Criticized Amid Ohio Governor’s Race
26 April 2018The former representative has a track record of visiting the war criminal president and spreading conspiracy theories about Syria.
Proof the White Helmets ‘Staged’ a Chemical Attack in Syria?
19 April 2018Images purportedly proving that the White Helmets staged a chemical attack in Syria are actually stills from a movie set.
Disinformation and Conspiracy Trolling in the Wake of the Syrian Chemical Attack
12 April 2018Kremlin propaganda led to questions and charges that an attack in the city of Douma that killed scores of civilians was a hoax.
Did Emma González ‘Admit’ to Bullying the Parkland School Shooter?
28 March 2018Conspiracy theorists tried to discredit the mass shooting survivor (again) by ignoring the suspect's history of disturbing behavior.
Did the Obama Campaign Employ the Same Tactics as Cambridge Analytica?
22 March 2018Attempts at "whataboutism" with a scandal involving social media and psychographics fail to acknowledge that Cambridge Analytica obtained data by misleading people.
Trump Administration Says No New Russia Sanctions Needed
29 January 2018The State Department allowed a 29 January 2018 deadline to pass without imposing new sanctions authorized in an August 2017 bill signed by President Donald Trump.
2017: The Year in Fauxtography
29 December 2017A look back at the year's biggest stories — and the hoax images that followed at their heels.
Facebook Introduces Measure to Block Advertisements From Sites That Share Fake News
28 August 2017The social media giant announced a new measure for penalizing web sites that post fake news.
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Did Trump Supporters Leave Trash Behind After ’45 Fest’?
20 June 2019If there's one common denominator of festivals, tailgates, and rallies, it's trash.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' gives animated characters sexuality.
Did Trump Campaign Offer Actors $50 to Cheer Him at Prez Announcement?
20 June 2019The Trump campaign denied knowing a contractor hired a casting agency for the candidate's 2015 campaign-announcement rally.
Is this Phallic-Looking Object a Real Plant?
28 March 2019A viral image shows a Nepenthes plant in the early stages of developing its characteristic pit trap. This stage of growth has been described by some as “penile.”
Did a Man Fall into Coma After Discovering Wife Owned House They Rented?
21 June 2019Anecdotal reports of a man finding out his wife owns the house they've been renting were making the rounds in Africa years before this meme.