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Ellinikahoaxes.gr: Greek fact-checking website launched in 2013. Debunks hoaxes, urban legends, fake news, internet scams and other stories of questionable origin. [122] Greece Fact Check: independent Greek fact-checking website launched in February 2017 specializing in pseudoscience and medical frauds. [123] [124]
Started in 2015, this fake news website is also designed to look like a local television outlet. Several of the website's fake stories have successfully spread on social media. Has the same IP address as Action News 3. [25] [316] [317] [312] [308] [309] TheRacketReport.com TheRacketReport.com Per PolitiFact. Has the same IP address as Action ...
Fake news websites deliberately publish hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation to drive web traffic inflamed by social media. [8] [9] [10] These sites are distinguished from news satire as fake news articles are usually fabricated to deliberately mislead readers, either for profit or more ambiguous reasons, such as disinformation campaigns.
There is a popular "Goodbye Meta AI" message on Instagram that is spreading false information right now. Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Getty
Fake news website that has published claims about the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 reappearing, a billionaire wanting to recruit 1,000 women to bear his children, and an Adam Sandler death hoax. [173] [174] [175] LiveMonitor livemonitor.co.za Fake news website in South Africa, per Africa Check, an IFCN signatory. [133] lockerdome.com
This fake news website mostly consists of celebrity gossip and death hoaxes, but a few of its other stories were disseminated on social media. When the site was up it said that it was "a combination of real shocking news and satire news" and that articles were for "entertainment and satirical purposes" only. [9] [9] [25] News Hound news-hound ...
[241] [242] He specifically identified fact-checking website Snopes.com, and pointed out that Facebook monitors links to such debunkers in reply comments to determine which original posts were fraudulent. [241] [242] On 15 December 2016, Facebook announced more specifics in its efforts to combat fake news and hoaxes on its site.
Pages in category "Internet hoaxes" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Fake blog; 0–9.