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- AI That Can Write a Fake News Story from a Handful of Words https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-14/the-ai-that-can-write-a-fake-news-story-from-a-handful-of-words 5 comments
- Elon Musk's Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users' jokes https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musks-grok-keeps-making-up-fake-news-based-on-x-users-jokes/ 9 comments
- Accounts From China Posed As Indians, Tried To Spread Fake News: Facebook https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/accounts-from-china-posed-as-indians-tried-to-spread-fake-news-facebook-4635168 25 comments india
- YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/12/youtube-is-major-conduit-of-fake-news-factcheckers-say 62 comments technology
- Chinese Ambassador dismisses Uyghurs mass detention as 'fake news' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-19/chinese-ambassador-cheng-jingye-dismiss-uyghur-detention-concern/11812966 19 comments worldnews
- Trump calls Pittsburgh protest reports 'Fake News,' says he was 'treated so warmly' https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/414013-trump-calls-stories-on-pittsburgh-protests-fake-news-says-he-was 372 comments politics
- Postcard 'News' - A mega factory of fake news that continues to spew venom https://www.altnews.in/postcard-news-a-mega-factory-of-fake-news-that-continues-to-spew-venom/ 7 comments india
- European Commission: Concerned EU politicians push for legal action against fake news https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/04/16/inenglish/1523882903_227388.html 16 comments europe
- Trump’s ‘fake news trophy’ contest is now an actual thing https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/28/trumps-fake-news-trophy-contest-is-now-an-actual-thing/ 16 comments politics
- Ambassador apologizes for 'fake news' comment https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/12/23/ambassador-netherlands-apologizes-calling-his-own-comments-fake-news/979046001/ 38 comments politics
- College students come up with plug-in to combat fake news https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/12/25/college-students-come-with-plug-combat-fake-news/g0s7fkg2fvkjtwcgq8wcpm/story.html?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds 28 comments politics
- Violence in Catalonia needed closer scrutiny in age of fake news https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/08/catalonia-demo-injuries-fact-checking 38 comments worldnews
- An apology to Donald Trump, from the 'fake news' media http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-rally-media-huppke-20170823-story.html 19 comments politics
- Researchers have figured out how to fake news video with AI https://qz.com/1031624/researchers-have-figured-out-how-to-fake-news-video-with-ai/ 6 comments technology
- Fake news is bad. Attempts to ban it are worse. https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/7/5/15906382/fake-news-free-speech-facebook-google 23 comments politics
- Trump: Was the CIA chief 'the leaker of fake news?' http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-fight-john-brennan-cia-233654 15 comments politics
- Facebook to begin warning users of fake news before German election http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/15/media/facebook-fake-news-warning-labels-germany/index.html 127 comments europe
- 2016 Lie of the Year: Fake news http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/dec/13/2016-lie-year-fake-news/ 47 comments politics
- Can you pick out the fake news stories that duped millions of people this year? http://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-you-pick-out-the-fake-news-stories-that-duped-millions-of-people-this-year-2016-12-12 8 comments politics
- Stop Blaming Russia, WikiLeaks And ‘Fake’ News http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-lost-get-over-it-and-stop-blaming_us_584fba63e4b0151082221e8a 4 comments politics
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Edward Snowden talked about Trump, Putin, and fake news https://news.vice.com/story/twitter-ceo-dorsey-interviewed-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden 3 comments politics
- Trump: Weak Economy Is Fake News, But We Still Need a Huge Stimulus https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/08/trump-weak-economy-is-fake-news-but-we-still-need-a-huge-stimulus/ 33 comments politics
- Trump blames market meltdown on "Fake News," conspiracy of "weenies" https://www.salon.com/2019/08/17/trump-blames-market-meltdown-on-fake-news-conspiracy-of-weenies/ 54 comments politics
- Trump jokes with Putin about 'fake news' at G20 summit https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/450838-trump-jokes-with-putin-about-fake-news-at-g20-summit 4 comments politics
- Fake Putin Twitter Account Fooled More Than a Dozen Major News Outlets https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/fake-putin-twitter-account-fooled-more-than-a-dozen-major-news-outlets/ 7 comments politics
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders promoted literal "fake news". https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/415673-reporters-accuse-sarah-sanders-of-sharing-edited-video-of-acosta-aide 742 comments politics
- 'Fake news' smear takes hold among politicians at all levels https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fake-news-smear-takes-hold-among-politicians-at-all-levels 6 comments politics
- Fake news is destroying conservative media, but right-wingers keep on whining https://www.salon.com/2018/01/12/fake-news-is-destroying-conservative-media-but-right-wingers-keep-on-whining/ 12 comments politics
- Never Forget this Wonderful Piece of Fake News https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6qef6n/never_forget_this_wonderful_piece_of_fake_news/ 21 comments nba
- How Pakistan is trying to escalate tensions between India, China using fake news : India, News http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pakistan-india-china-fake-news-war-propaganda/1/1004444.html 9 comments india
- From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/fake-news-hillary-clinton-cameron-harris.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=homepage&clicksource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&wt.nav=top-news 5 comments politics
- Prince Harry joins US think tank to look into fake news https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56515787 5 comments worldnews
- Facebook, Why the Fuck Do You Keep Putting These Spammy Fake News Sites at the Top of My Feed? https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/facebook-why-the-fuck-do-you-keep-putting-these-spammy-1838740996 5 comments technology
- Baby boomers more likely to share fake news on Facebook, study finds - Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/baby-boomers-more-likely-to-share-fake-news-on-facebook-study-2019-1?r=us&ir=t 10 comments worldnews
- Pope Francis: fake and sensationalised news 'a very serious sin' - Pontiff calls on journalists to report precise, complete and correct information, not one-sided reports or ‘old news that has been dealt with’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/17/pope-francis-fake-and-sensationalised-news-a-very-serious-sin 89 comments europe
- The 'scandal' of the IRS targeting groups based on politics is a case study in the making of fake news http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/355301-the-scandal-of-the-irs-targeting-groups-based-on-politics-is-a 37 comments politics
- Facebook and Google pledged to stop fake news. So why did they promote Las Vegas-shooting hoaxes? http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tn-vegas-fake-news-20171002-story.html 167 comments politics
- Germany Considers Fining Facebook $522,000 Per Fake News Item http://heatst.com/tech/germany-considers-fining-facebook-522000-per-fake-news-item/ 3244 comments technology
- Pakistani Defense Minister threatens Israel with nuclear weapons following fake news report http://www.jpost.com/israel-news/pakistani-defense-minister-threatens-israel-following-fake-news-report-476401 28 comments worldnews
- End of journalism or new beginning? Journalists need help answering fake news with the real thing http://www.salon.com/2016/12/30/end-of-journalism-or-new-beginning-journalists-need-help-answering-fake-news-with-the-real-thing_partner/ 4 comments politics