Local media struggle to hold Sinclair accountable
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s stations are under renewed scrutiny following Deadspin’s release of a montage of anchors reading the same script about fake news. Since then, many of the anchors featured in the video have been bombarded with insults. In an unusually candid conversation with a local radio station, Doug Emblidge, an anchor at WHAM 13, my Sinclair affiliate in […]
War on fake news could be won with the help of behavioral science
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged his company’s responsibility in helping create the enormous amount of fake news that plagued the 2016 election – after earlier denials. Yet he offered no concrete details on what Facebook could do about it. Fortunately, there’s a way to fight fake news that already exists and has behavioral science on its side: […]
Republican figures and clickbait websites have been promoting an anti-Islam fake news company on Facebook
A Media Matters study found that Facebook pages of some mainstream conservative media outlets, Republican media figures, and even apolitical clickbait sites are part of promotional campaigns involving websites with a history of promoting anti-Islam fake news and conspiracy theories. Liftable Media owns three sites that have pushed anti-Islam pieces: Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal, both […]
Our stupid brains love spreading lies all over the internet
A new study from MIT suggests “fake news” often trumps the truth. Think before you RT, my dude. DepositPhotos Social media allows us to catch news in real time, but it also makes it incredibly easy for false information to spread. A new study published this week in Science suggests that hoaxes, whether they be […]
Watch: Trump Official Utters Flagrant ‘Fake News’
A Dutch reporter caught the United States ambassador to the Netherlands in a baffling falsehood, ironically as the official complained about “fake news” on camera. Video of the interview shows journalist Wouter Zwart confront Ambassador Pete Hoekstra over Hoekstra’s claims there are so-called “no-go zones” in the Netherlands where politicians and cars were being set […]
Twitter Bans Trump’s Retweeted Anti-Muslim Videos In Anti-Hate Speech Measure
Twitter suspended the accounts of the far-right leaders of Britain First Monday, thus scrapping several anti-Muslim videos they posted that were retweeted by President Donald Trump. Britan First leader Paul Golding and his deputy Jayda Fransen were banished from Twitter and their old posts were also deleted. Three anti-Muslim videos Fransen posted that were retweeted […]
The Pope Calls On The Media To Stop Pushing ‘Fake News’
Pope Francis has warned journalists not to push sensationalized news stories that are incomplete, biased, or untruthful for the sake of quickness or profit. “We must not fall prey to the ‘sins of communication:’ disinformation – that is, giving just one side of the argument – slander, which is sensationalistic, or defamation, looking for outdated […]
FAKE NEWS: Did Muslims March in Favor of Sharia Law in England?
A video showing a religious procession in Bradford, England, was misrepresented as a protest by those with an anti-Muslim agenda. CLAIM: A video shows Muslims “marching for Sharia law” in England. STATUS: FAKE CLAIM DEBUNKED
FAKE NEWS: Muslim Migrant Beats Up a Dutch Boy on Crutches?
A video of a teenager beating up a person on crutches was shared by President Donald Trump along with the claim that the antagonist is a “Muslim migrant”. CLAIM A “Muslim migrant” beats up a boy on crutches in a video posted to a site in the Netherlands. SNOPES RATING – FALSE ORIGIN On 29 […]
Prolific Fake News Writer Paul Horner Dead at 38
One of America’s most prolific writers of fake news, Paul Horner, has died aged 38. Horner rose to prominence during the 2016 election as mainstream media became concerned with the success of false stories and pages that aped conventional news sites. But Horner had already made a name for himself long before many in America […]