There were two big stories dominating the fake news news this week, so let's dive right into them. The first big fake news story this week originated in an article in the UK's Daily Mail that claimed, quite erroneously, that President Joe Biden's plan to reduce greenhouse emissions "would require Americans to only consume about … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 30, 2021
Fake news springs into spring. Here's just a little of what's blooming this week. Knowing how advanced our global adversaries are at working the social media in their best interests, it's not surprising to discover that both China and Russia played significant roles in promoting the QAnon conspiracy over the past year. A new study … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 23, 2021
With Donald Trump now unemployed and kicked off social media, QAnon losing adherents left and right, and even the most rabid COVID vaccine hoaxters lining up to get their shots, the big drivers of fake news for the past year are fading into the background. That doesn't mean that there's no more fake news, unfortunately. … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 16, 2021
Just in case you were wondering, the COVID-19 vaccine does not contain the Mark of the Beast -- although that thought is no crazier than the rest of the fake news floating about this week. A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that half of all Republicans believe the fake news that the January 6 Insurrection was just … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 9, 2021
With all the fake news going around, April Fools Day just wasn't the same. I mean, can anybody come up with a bigger joke than QAnon or virus hoaxes? With Dominion Voting Systems suing Fox News and a slew of right-wing rumor mongers, it's clear that one way to fight disinformation and conspiracy theories is … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 2, 2021
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