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Facebook Trending Just Promoted Another False Story
The story falsely claimed that the massive Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq is actually a march against ISIS.
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The Top Fake News Stories Outperformed Real News About A Major Scandal In Brazil, Too
The top 10 false news stories about a major political scandal rocking Brazil had more Facebook engagement than the top 10 real news articles, according to an analysis by BuzzFeed Brazil.
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This Hyperpartisan Conservative Facebook Page Owner Says Facebook’s Fake News Plan is “Terrifying”
One page owner tells BuzzFeed News that Facebook could end up unfairly censoring conservative pages. “Facebook needs to design an algorithm that shows people what they want to see while simultaneously playing dad,” says Cyrus Massoumi.
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This Is How You Can Stop Fake News From Spreading On Facebook
It takes just a few steps and it’s totally worth it.
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This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook
A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.
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Fake News Sites Are Not Terribly Worried About Google Kicking Them Off AdSense
“I get emails daily from other networks that are more than happy to work with me.”
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Test Your Bullshit Detector With Our Election Fake News Quiz
Let’s cut through the BS and figure this out.
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A Viral Hoax Claims Canada Received Millions Of Immigration Requests From Americans
The Canadian immigration website did crash on Election Day, but this claim is false.
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How Canadian Politicians Responded To Donald Trump’s Election Victory
“We look forward to working very closely with President-elect Trump, his administration, and with the United States Congress in the years ahead.”
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A Hoax Claiming Lil Wayne Voted For Trump Is Going Viral On Facebook
It’s from a fake news website.
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No, Poll Workers In Nevada Did Not Wear “Defeat Trump” Shirts On Election Day
The footage is from a union event several days earlier.
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These Photos Do Not Show “Illegals” Being Arrested At Polling Stations
Old photos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are being used to spread false claims about arrests for voter fraud.
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People Trolled The Hell Out Of James O’Keefe After He Asked Them To Report Voter Fraud
“A bus from the state prison showed up and all the prisoners were allowed to cut in line and vote three times.”
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How Macedonian Spammers Are Using Facebook Groups To Feed You Fake News
Some of the spammers behind more than 100 pro-Trump politics websites are also using fake Facebook accounts to spread their content.
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We’re Tracking All The Election Day Rumors, Hoaxes, And Debunkings
This post will be updated throughout Election day. If you see something we should look into, please get in touch. If you’re a journalist who’s debunked something false, send us the link so we can highlight your work.
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How A Completely False Claim About Hillary Clinton Went From A Conspiracy Message Board To Big Right Wing Blogs
A case study in how misinformation is being created and spread during this election.
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How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News
BuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trump websites being run from a single town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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Let’s See If You’ve Fallen For Some False Election Rumors
The BS is strong this election – let’s see if you’re stronger.
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Here’s Why Facebook’s Trending Algorithm Keeps Promoting Fake News
The Trending product has repeatedly promoted false news, and experts say it may get worse as the company scales Trending internationally.
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Hyperpartisan Facebook Pages Are Publishing False And Misleading Information At An Alarming Rate
A BuzzFeed News analysis found that three big right-wing Facebook pages published false or misleading information 38% of the time during the period analyzed, and three large left-wing pages did so in nearly 20% of posts.
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