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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.
MediaFetcher.com is a fake news website generator. It has various templates for creating false articles about celebrities of a user's choice. Often users miss the disclaimer at the bottom of the page, before re-sharing. The website has prompted many readers to speculate about the deaths of various celebrities. [68] [69]
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, originally from the often-sarcastic, progressive blog Wonkette, was never meant to be taken as straight news.
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
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Much of the fake news during the 2016 U.S. presidential election season was traced to adolescents in North Macedonia, [22] [94] specifically Veles. It is a town of 50,000 in the middle of the country, with high unemployment, where the average wage is $4,800. [95] The income from fake news was characterized by NBC News as a gold rush. [95]
Vrai AI claims to distinguish between real and fake products with near perfect accuracy. Return fraud is costing retailers billions. A new AI program can spot when scammers send back counterfeits.