There is almost too much news about fake news this week, but we'll give it the old college try. Twitter continues to grow a backbone and stand up to President Trump's wildly misleading and outright false tweets. For the first time, Twitter labeled a Trump tweet as "manipulated media." (The tweet included a video that … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending June 19, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending June 12, 2020
Fake news marches on... Last week police in Buffalo shoved a 75 year-old protester to the ground, knocking him unconscious and sending him to the hospital with serious head injuries. It was all captured on video. A few days later, President Donald J. Trump sent a tweet that suggested, without any evidence whatsoever, that the … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending June 12, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending June 5, 2020
Let's get to it: Not surprisingly, conspiracy theories and misinformation are running rampant regarding the police killing of George Floyd here in Minneapolis and the resultant protests and riots. "The conspiracy theories range from claims that Floyd’s arrest was staged to others saying he is still alive... Other unfounded claims say Floyd’s death was part … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending June 5, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending May 29, 2020
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
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
Fake News for the Week Ending April 24, 2020
Lots of fake news news this week, starting with: President Trump showed either his predilection for creating inflammatory remarks or his total ignorance by proposing the fake, medically unsound, and quite likely deadly COVID-19 cures of bombarding victims with UV radiation and injecting them with disinfectants. He apparently came up with these ideas out of … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 24, 2020
Fake News for the Week Ending April 17, 2020
The coronavirus crisis continues, and fake news marches on... It seems that the evangelical Christian community is spreading an inordinate number of rumors and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus -- and being fooled by said rumors and conspiracy theories. Christian writer Ed Stetzer offers his opinions on this situation. He points out that conservative … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending April 17, 2020
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