This has been an extremely busy week, even before all the fake news. Last week President Trump tweeted the disproven claim that mail-in voting is rife with fraud. (In his own words, "Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed.") This is blatantly false, and Twitter … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending May 29, 2020
Month: May 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending May 22, 2020
Another week, another treasure trove of fake news news. Like these: It seems like half the time I spool up a video on YouTube I'm faced with a pre-roll ad for The Epoch Times. These ads are super-wacky right-wing conspiracy theory stuff, all about "spygate" and the plot against President Trump and all sorts of … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending May 22, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending May 15, 2020
Sometimes it seems that everything's fake and nothing's real. Let's try and sort things out a bit. You may have seen, on social media no doubt, a tweet that then-not-president Donald Trump made back in 2009 stating that, unlike then-president Obama, he "would never let thousands of Americans die from a pandemic while in … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending May 15, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending May 8, 2020
There was a lot happening in the world of fake news this week, starting with: A 26-minute excerpt from the upcoming video documentary "Plandemic: The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19" has been floating around the Internet. This is not a good thing, as the documentary itself is rife with conspiracy theories and dangerous misinformation. As such, … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending May 8, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending May 1, 2020
It's that time again, so tighten up your sweatpants and get ready for the best of this week's fake news, starting with: CNN's Reliable Sources reports on how MSNBC and Fox News reported on the same story, about a pair of California doctors spreading misinformation regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus. The dubious docs, condemned by their … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending May 1, 2020
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