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  2. Influence peddling - Wikipedia

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    O'Brien was accused of purported influence peddling. On 5 August 2009, both charges were dismissed. [4] In April 2009, former Newfoundland and Labrador politician Ed Byrne was convicted of influence peddling for his actions in the Constituency Allowance Scandal. He was the first of four politicians convicted in relation to the Scandal and the ...

  3. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Alternative Influence: Broadcasting the Reactionary Right on ...

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    On Reddit, users use links as objects for discussion and analyze, whereas on 4chan users use links to AIN channels as components of arguments. [5] The paper Mapping YouTube in the journal First Monday used the Alternative Influence Network's channels as a starting point for additional analysis to analyze YouTube's categorization scheme in 2020. [6]

  5. Political corruption - Wikipedia

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    Forms of corruption vary but can include bribery, lobbying, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, influence peddling, graft, and embezzlement. Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise, such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, although it is not restricted to these activities.

  6. Corruption - Wikipedia

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    Corruption may involve activities like bribery, influence peddling, and embezzlement, as well as practices that are legal in many countries, such as lobbying. [1] Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain.

  7. Fake news in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Fake news in the Philippines refers to the general and widespread misinformation or disinformation in the country by various actors. It has been problematic in the Philippines where social media and alike plays a key role in influencing topics and information ranging from politics, health, belief, religion, current events, aid, lifestyle, elections and others.

  8. Pay-to-play - Wikipedia

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    The term "pay-to-play"' in the political context refers to a practice where individuals or entities, often through campaign donations or financial contributions, gain access or influence over government officials and decision-making processes (Smith, 2020). This term is used to describe a perceived link between political contributions and ...

  9. Economics of corruption - Wikipedia

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    Such an example of taxation bias found in the article "Inattention and the Taxation bias", [32] which arises from inattention to taxes and generates a time-inconsistency problem in the choice of tax policy, leading to higher taxes in equilibrium. These discretionary tax increases are inefficient as they are deviations from the socially optimal ...