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The man behind one of America's biggest 'fake news' websites is a former BBC worker from London whose mother writes many of his stories. Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 35, runs YourNewsWire.com, the source of scores of dubious news stories, including claims that the Queen had threatened to abdicate if the UK voted against Brexit.
Fake news websites target United States audiences by using disinformation to create or inflame controversial topics such as the 2016 election. [1] [2] Most fake news websites target readers by impersonating or pretending to be real news organizations, which can lead to legitimate news organizations further spreading their message. [3]
Possibly part of same network as Associated Media Coverage, another fake news site. [ 9][ 11] Blog.VeteranTV.net. Blog.VeteranTV.net. Per PolitiFact. [ 8] Boston Leader. bostonleader.com. Possibly part of same network as Associated Media Coverage, another fake news site.
Real Raw News was created in April 2020 by a person operating under the pseudonym of "Michael Baxter". [1] The website started publishing articles that December. [1] [3]In 2021, PolitiFact found that Baxter previously ran at least three other websites and associated YouTube channels that promoted conspiracy theories about topics such as alien visitations and the fictional planet Nibiru.
Fake news websites (also referred to as hoax news websites) [1] [2] are websites on the Internet that deliberately publish fake news—hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation purporting to be real news—often using social media to drive web traffic and amplify their effect.
These sites are not to be confused with fake news websites, which deliberately publish hoaxes in an attempt to profit from gullible readers. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] News satire is a type of parody presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism , and called a satire because of its content.
By Gillian Pensavalle No, there's not a gigantic 50-foot crab hanging out in a small harbor town in the UK. Foiled again, Internet. Photoshop strikes again; the photo is fake. The photo made ...
Comprobado (hosted by Maldita.es). [ 135] Miniver.org: the first fact-checking web in Spain, launched in 2017, with the purpose of debunking fake news. Accredited by Google as fact-checking organization. [ 136] Newtral: Spanish fact-checking organization founded by journalist Ana Pastor from LaSexta.