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Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire. Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks , typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
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 ...
The headline was from a satire account on Facebook created by self-proclaimed professional troll Christopher Blair. He said she took it too seriously. “I have to believe it was just a knee-jerk ...
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
Fake news websites played a large part in the online news community during the election, reinforced by extreme exposure on Facebook and Google. [35] Approximately 115 pro-Trump fake stories were shared on Facebook a total of 30 million times, and 41 pro-Clinton fake stories shared a total of 7.6 million times.
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Bad news for any comedy fan hoping Christopher Guest might get his troupe back together for another mockumentary movie. Guest and actors such as Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Jane Lynch and ...
This fake news website has spread numerous false claims, including a fake story claiming that Malia Obama had been expelled from Harvard. [59] NewYorkTimesPolitics.com NewYorkTimesPolitics.com [55] Open Magazines OpenMagazines.com Per PolitiFact. [11] [47] [30] opremedia.com opremedia.com [60] opreminfo.com opreminfo.com [29] opremmagazine.com