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Same owner as News Updates South Africa. Published a false story about election fraud during the 2016 municipal elections in South Africa, which led to the Electoral Commission of South Africa filing a criminal complaint against the site owner. [55] [56] AJUAnews AJUAnews.com Plagiarized content from The Last Line of Defense.
A WordPress-hosted site that published a false news story, stating that Donald Trump had won the popular vote in the 2016 United States presidential election; the fake story rose to the top in searches for "final election results" on Google News. [8] [9] A Folha Brasil Spoof of Folha de S.Paulo. [10] Afrikan-daily.com Afrikan-daily.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.
Fake news, literally, means any false information distributed by a news outlet or related to current events. There is a long and rich history of publications printing sensationalistic, distorted ...
Users could choose the report option: "I think it shouldn't be on Facebook", followed by: "It's a false news story." [246] In November 2016, Facebook began assessing use of warning labels on fake news. [247] The rollout was at first only available to a few users in a testing phase. [247] A sample warning read: "This website is not a reliable ...
This story is false; the poll showing him down 17 the week of the election came during his 2020 race against Biden, and he lost Wisconsin that year — though by less than one percentage point.
The surge of drone sightings in New Jersey and across the U.S. has prompted an array of conspiracy theories and false claims online.A joint statement on Dec. 17 from the FBI, ... In Other News.
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. [142] Newtral: Spanish fact-checking organization founded by journalist Ana Pastor from LaSexta. Currently the official news verifier for Facebook Spain. [143] [144]