This was a pretty calm week for fake news, especially compared to the previous week. That's not to say that there wasn't any fake news, just that it wasn't quite as explosive. Here are the headlines: Here's a fake news story from "nbcnews.world," a site impersonating the real NBC News site. Under the headline "President … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 26, 2019
Month: April 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending April 19, 2019: Special Mueller Report Edition
I try to keep politics out of my books and this blog, but when it comes to the Trump administration's false claims of "fake news," politics cannot be avoided. President Trump and members of his party and administration continue to insist that reporting they don't like is "fake." And I continue to insist that just … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 19, 2019: Special Mueller Report Edition
Fake News for the Week Ending April 12, 2019
What's up with fake news this week? Here's a sampling: Here's a meme making the rounds on Facebook and other social media, a variation on one that's been around since 2016. The meme claims that the U.S. has the money to relocate an unlimited number of refugees but can't give a cost a living increase … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 12, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending April 5, 2019
Here's all the fake news that's fit to print from this week: When it comes to fake news websites, it's hard to beat WorldNetDaily. This site was ground zero for some of the most famous right-wing fake news stories of the past decade or so, including the Obama birther conspiracy, the Vincent Foster murder conspiracy, … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 5, 2019
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