Here's this week's fake news stories: The BBC reports on how YouTube runs ads for major brands alongside videos touting fake medical news. They found more than 80 videos containing health misinformation, primarily fake cancer cures. Ten of these fake news videos had more than a million views apiece. Read more here. Also from the … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending September 13, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending September 6, 2019
We're going to focus on one item this week, a little thing having to do with Hurricane Dorian, President Trump, and the abuse of the phrase "fake news." It's amazing to me how President Donald J. Trump can take a very small thing and blow it up into a really big ridiculous thing. Case in … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending September 6, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending August 30, 2019
Not a lot happening in the world of fake news this week, except for... The late Jeffrey Epstein was guilty of a lot of despicable things, but the rumor that children's bones have been found on his private island is pure make believe. The story circulated on various dubious websites claims that "FBI Divers Recover … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending August 30, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending August 23, 2019
Let's get right to it: What does President Trump do when faced with very real reports of a slowing economy and possible pending recession? He blames it all on the "fake news media," as reported by The Hill. Here's what he tweeted: "The Fake News Media is doing everything they can to crash the economy … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending August 23, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending August 16, 2019
There's a lot of fake news to talk about this week, so let's get right to it. One large subset (and historical predecessor) of fake news is conspiracy theories, and this week was rife with them, all triggered by the apparent suicide of accused sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. Check all of these out: FactCheck.org does … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending August 16, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending August 9, 2019
What's going on in the fake world this week? Try these nuggets on for size: Fake news can swing both ways. Case in point, a manipulated photo making the rounds of Ivanka Trump wearing a swastika-like logo on her shirt. She didn't, the photo's a fake. FactCheck.org does the usual debunking. Speaking of fakes, check … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending August 9, 2019
Fake News: Special Mass Shooting Edition
There were two mass shootings over the weekend. An avowed white supremacist shot and killed 22 people and injured scores more inside a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and another equally angry and disturbed individual shot and killed 9 people outside a nightclub in Dayton, Ohio. The first shooting was a blatant hate crime and … Continue reading Fake News: Special Mass Shooting Edition
Fake News for the Week Ending August 2, 2019
Let's get right to it -- all the fake news news happening this week: This is real news about a fake thing. This week President Trump appeared at the Teen Student Action Summit, which itself isn't particularly notable. What was notable is the fact that he stood in front of an obviously fake presidential seal … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending August 2, 2019
Fake News for the Week Ending July 26, 2019
Lots of real news about fake news this week, so let's get to it: Have you seen the meme being tossed around Facebook that claims "illegal refugees" get three times more money from the "Federal Assistance Program" than do people on Social Security? It's all false, just your typical anti-immigrant fake news spread over social … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending July 26, 2019
Fake News: Special Apollo 11 Anniversary Edition
Fifty years ago today Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on and walk on the moon. It was an incredible achievement – although some people to this day refuse to believe that it happened. Apollo 11 conspiracy theorists think that the whole moon landing thing was nothing but fake news, … Continue reading Fake News: Special Apollo 11 Anniversary Edition
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