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How Donald Trump’s Enemies Fell For A Billion-Dollar Hoax
An elaborate hoax based on forged documents escalates the phenomenon of “fake news” and reveals an audience on the left that seems willing to believe virtually any claim about Trump’s bad deeds.
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How A Liberal Troll Became Spammers’ Favorite Fake News Source
When the American man known online as Busta Troll tried to get the Eastern European spammers to stop stealing his content, one threatened to knock his site offline.
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A German Court Just Ruled Against A Syrian Refugee Who Sued Facebook Over Fake News
Anas Modamani was falsely accused of being a terrorist in images posted to Facebook. A court rejected his request for an injunction against the company for failing to remove the content.
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This Fake News Site Owner Says He Got 1 Million Views In Just Over A Week
The site’s owner is an American living in Costa Rica who says his experience shows people online just “want something that confirms their notion or world view.”
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Trump’s Attacks On The Media Haven’t Caused People To Trust It Less, This Survey Says
American adults trust news from broadcast TV, cable news, and other media as much as they did back in January, according to a new survey from Ipsos Public Affairs and BuzzFeed News.
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This Is How Your Hyperpartisan Political News Gets Made
BuzzFeed News traced a group of liberal and conservative websites back to the same company. “The product they’re pitching is outrage,” said one liberal writer.
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“Cash Me Outside” Girl Danielle Bregoli Is Being Targeted With Fake News Because This Is Our World Now
How bow dat?
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The Owner Of 8chan Has Created A News Source For Internet Trolls
Jim Watkins wants to make The Goldwater the pre-eminent news source for the trolls of 8chan.
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The Hoax Sites Used To Promote A Hollywood Film Are Strikingly Similar To A Famous Fakester’s Work
Did A Cure For Wellness work with the most famous fake news publisher in the US or did someone mimic his work?
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This Guy’s Newspaper Was Flooded With Complaints After Hollywood Paid Fake News Sites To Promote A Film
A real paper with a similar name to a fake site used to promote A Cure for Wellness was inundated with angry phone calls and emails.
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A Hollywood Film Is Using Fake News To Get Publicity
A Cure for Wellness is linked to five fake local news websites that have been spreading hoaxes about vaccinations, Trump, and other topics.
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An Old Hoax Is Going Viral Again Thanks To Macedonian Pro-Trump Sites And Facebook Pages
Yep. The Macedonians are still at it.
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How Liberal Websites Pushed A Dubious Claim That Trump "Turned Off" A Recorder For His Call With Putin
A baseless claim made during a panel discussion spawned a series of stories and one hugely viral tweet.
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Run For Your Lives Because The God Facebook Page Has Been Unverified
God claimed that complaints about a post that emphasized that the Quebec mosque shooter is a white Trump fan caused the social network to unverify its page. It’s unclear if that’s what caused the change in status.
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This Unemployed Guy Made Japanese Fake News And Ended Up Losing A Bunch Of Money
“I’m really sorry, this whole thing got out of hand,” the Japanese man told BuzzFeed News.
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A Fake Sally Yates Twitter Account Is Going Viral
The account used to impersonate Bollywood actor Rani Mukerji.
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Facebook And Google Are Facing Criticism Over Unexplained Content Takedowns
A conservative page owner said three posts disappeared, and there have been temporary bans imposed on other pages. Facebook said it was the result of errors by its automated systems.
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Here’s The Insane Story Of How Liberal Trolls Started Making Fake News For Conservatives
This is what happens when liberal trolls, fake news, and Macedonians collide.
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Facebook Changed Its Trending Product To Make It Show The Same Stuff to Everyone
The Trending list is also getting rid of personalization and will show the same items to all users in a country.
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This Pro-Trump "Fact-Checking" Website Is Run By An American In Russia
When contacted by BuzzFeed News, Clint Ehrlich said he is behind the site trying to debunk “bogus claims about Mr. Trump and Russia’s government.”
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