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Facebook Will Give Congress The More Than 3,000 Ads Purchased By A Russian Troll Farm
Mark Zuckerberg also said the company will make political ads more transparent by enabling people to view the campaigns being run from a page.
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Trump Is Using Targeted Facebook Ads To Reassure Supporters He Will Build The Border Wall
The personal Facebook pages of the president and vice president are running dark post ads that promise “A WALL (NOT A FENCE),” while asking for donations.
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There’s An Outrageous Piece Of Fake News About Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups And I Will Not Stand For It
Everyone please calm down — the story is a hoax.
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Here’s Why It Doesn’t Matter If People Trust Facebook’s Fake News Label In The News Feed
The social network is now using the data from fact-checked stories to help its algorithms and other products suppress false information.
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Facebook’s Russian Ads Disclosure Is Putting The Company Under Intense New Scrutiny
Sen. Mark Warner suggested that Facebook should disclose the same information about political ads that radio and TV stations are required to.
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Don’t Fall For This Fake Viral Video Of Hurricane Irma
The footage actually shows a tornado and is more than a year old.
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Black Lives Matter Is Bringing Food To Victims Of Harvey, But People Are Sharing A False Story About BLM Blocking Relief Efforts
Black Lives Matter Houston is actively providing relief, but a story claiming the opposite has been shared to millions of people.
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The Guy Who Tweeted The Fake Viral Street Shark Photo Wants You To Know He Regrets Nothing
“Of course I knew it was fake, it was part of the reason I shared the bloomin’ thing.”
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A Global Media Company Is Using Overseas Labour And A Ghost Office To Power Its Australian Edition
“They’re stuck in ‘How do we produce the most content at the lowest cost per click’, hence you end up with things like this.”
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How A Hoax Made To Look Like A Guardian Article Made Its Way To Russian Media
BuzzFeed News uncovered a coordinated effort to spread false stories designed to inflame international tensions.
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Inside The Partisan Fight For Your News Feed
How ideologues, opportunists, and internet marketers built a massive new universe of partisan news on the web and on Facebook.
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How A Pro-Trump Twitter Scheme Fell Apart After A Retweet From The President
President Donald Trump retweeted and thanked Twitter user @protrump45 Saturday. Then all hell broke loose.
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People Have Come Up With A Shameless Way To Generate Massive Video View Counts On Facebook
People are creating videos that aren’t really videos — and they’re getting millions of views on Facebook.
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Conservative Websites Falsely Claimed This Video Shows A “Migrant” Stealing From A Car
Metropolitan Police told BuzzFeed News that its records indicate the man is a UK national, but that hasn’t stopped the false, anti-immigrant claims from spreading.
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How A False Conspiracy Theory About The Russian Lawyer Who Met With Don Jr. Spread To Trump
Pro-Trump media figures have gone as far as to falsely suggest that the Russian attorney may have planted a listening device for the Obama administration.
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This Photo Does Not Show A Guy Who Died While Masturbating During The Volcanic Eruption At Pompeii
“One last one for Harambe!”
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Macedonian Publishers Are Panicking After Facebook Killed Their US Political Pages
Over 30 Facebook pages being run from Macedonia have been removed by Facebook in the past two months.
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This Hyperpartisan Conservative Site Is Connected To Several Pro-Trump PACs
DC lawyer Dan Backer has pioneered a model that uses hyperpartisan news sites to drive donations, petition sign-ups, and publicity for his PACs.
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An Ad Network That Helps Fake News Sites Earn Money Is Now Asking Users To Report Fake News
In response to queries from BuzzFeed News, Revcontent removed four fake news publishers from its network.
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Fake Antifa Twitter Accounts Are Trolling People And Spreading Misinformation
This is part of a coordinated campaign to create fake accounts in an attempt to troll and discredit anti-fascist activists.
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