What's happening in the world of fake news this week? Here's a sampling: Here's a whopper. Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec is spreading the notion, via tweet, that "These Democrats don’t realize that if they impeach Trump and the Senate doesn’t confirm it then it nullifies Trump’s first term and he gets to run two … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 31, 2020
Month: January 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending January 24, 2020
I started doing this Fake News blog a year ago this week. The very first stories posted were about a fake version of the Washington Post trumpeting President Trump's departure from the White House (he didn't leave), fake posts claiming two Muslim congresswomen co-sponsred a bill to recognize Muslim holidays as federal holidays (they didn't do … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 24, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending January 17, 2020
What's happening? Well... There's a new meme circulating on Facebook that claims that illegals are crossing back into Mexico because President Trump made illegals eligible for the World War 3 draft. A few things are wrong with this. First, there is no draft. Second, Trump didn't and can't make illegal immigrants eligible for anything. Third, … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 17, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending January 10, 2020
Here's all the fake news that's real this week: Given the developing situation in Iran, it is not perhaps surprising to see this old bit of fake news make a resurgence. (It popped in my personal news feed from a right-wing friend of mine.) It's a fake tweet from a parody account, supposedly by Muslim … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 10, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending January 3, 2020
Happy New Year! Here's all the new fake news for the start of the new year: Chief Justice John Roberts, in his annual year-end address, warns about the dangers of fake news: "In our age, when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale, the public’s need to understand our … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 3, 2020