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
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
Fake News for the Week Ending December 27, 2019
You'd think fake news would take a break over the holidays, but you'd be wrong. Looks like Santa left a lot of fake news presents under our fake news tree this year, including: No, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was not was not led out of her office in handcuffs during an FBI raid. It's just … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending December 27, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending December 20, 2019
Merry Christmas everybody, we have a ton of fake news to fill your stockings this week. Let's get started: We tend to focus on the fake news that's spread via social media, but more often fake news, disinformation, propaganda and the like are spread person-to-person. Witness the bombshell report from The Washington Post that relates how … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending December 20, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending December 13, 2019
Here's the real news about fake news this week: Donald Trump has done a lot of questionable things in his three years as president, but he did not pardon Charles Manson, despite what alleged Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson thinks. Snopes does the debunking. Deepfake videos are a problem not just for politicians but also … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending December 13, 2019
Special Edition: Inspector General’s Report
We are now living a post-truth world, where the facts apparently differ depending on what side you're on. Witness yesterday's release of the Inspector General's report about the beginnings of the Russian investigation. Most legal authorities and mainstream news outlets saw the facts as the BBC saw them, and as the report clearly stated, that … Continue reading Special Edition: Inspector General’s Report
Fake News for the Week Ending December 6, 2019
There's a lot to digest this week, so let's get started: No, there is not a 28th Amendment that bars lawmakers from exempting themselves from having to comply with existing laws. In spite of the meme circulating on Facebook, there are only 27 amendments, and this isn't one of them. FactCheck.org does the debunking. Did … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending December 6, 2019
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