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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.
Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news. [10] [16] The term as it developed in 2017 is a neologism (a new or re-purposed expression that is entering the language, driven by culture or technology changes). [17]
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
YouTube videos using a mix of artificial intelligence-generated and manipulated media to create fake content have flooded the platform with salacious disinformation about dozens of Black ...
The Outline published an article by Laura June entitled, "YouTube has a fake Peppa Pig problem," in which June described finding her daughter watching disturbing parodies of the popular English ...
A defining characteristic of clickbait is misrepresentation in the enticement presented to the user to manipulate them to click onto a link. While there is no universally agreed-upon definition of clickbait, Merriam-Webster defines clickbait as "something designed to make readers want to click on a hyperlink, especially when the link leads to content of dubious value or interest."
Hoax news (also referred to as fake news [18] [19]) is a news report containing facts that are either inaccurate or false but which are presented as genuine. [20] A hoax news report conveys a half-truth used deliberately to mislead the public.
Photo manipulation is a technique often used in the cosmetics field and for weight loss commercials [6] to advertise false (or non-typical) results and give consumers a false impression of a product's capabilities.