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If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Drowning In Fake News
This week there are stories about Starbucks, Obama, and an Italian mathematician.
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Sign Up For The Fake Newsletter — A Regular Update About Digital Deception
BuzzFeed News media editor Craig Silverman and reporter Jane Lytvynenko analyze news and research about misinformation, conspiracies, hoaxes, and fake news.
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Right-Wing YouTubers Think It’s Only A Matter Of Time Before They Get Kicked Off The Site
YouTube’s crackdown on hate speech and other “unsafe” content is causing many of the biggest stars of the far right to look for alternatives.
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If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Drowning In Fake News
This week there are stories about Taylor Swift, Facebook, and a windy day.
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This Veteran Association Wants Facebook To Combat Fake Pages Targeting Retired Military Service Members
“Our population is extremely vulnerable to that type of thing,” an official from Vietnam Veterans of America told BuzzFeed News.
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This Hoax About Mark Zuckerberg Shows The Shortcomings Of Facebook’s New Algorithm
A hoax about Facebook’s security settings has gone viral worldwide.
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If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Drowning In Fake News
This week there are stories about seagulls, condoms, and the March for Our Lives.
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Secret Money From Robert Mercer Was Used To Run Ads Promoting Ted Cruz And Attacking Hillary Clinton
The ads show “how wealthy donors can affect our political discourse without us knowing about it,” one expert told BuzzFeed News.
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The Shooting At YouTube Showed How Bad Twitter’s Misinformation Problem Is
Twitter is the beating heart of breaking news. But its usefulness is offset considerably by a growing chorus of trolls, hoaxers, and irresponsible commentators. And it’s only getting worse.
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Here Is All The Fake Information Going Around About The YouTube Shooting
The shooter, identified as Nasim Aghdam, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after injuring several others on the YouTube campus in San Bruno, California.
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If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Drowning In Fake News
This week there were stories about Snickers bars, Julian Assange, and the Parkland shooting survivors.
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Here Are The Hoaxes And Conspiracies Still Going Around About The Parkland Students
The teens who survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida became huge targets for online misinformation. And it’s still happening.
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Take This Quiz To Find Out How Easily You Fall For Online Bullshit
This week we have stories about Stormy Daniels, Karl Marx, and astronaut DNA.
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The #DeleteFacebook Hashtag Is Being Targeted By Bots, Porn Accounts, And Cryptocurrency Hustlers
As people tweet their outrage about the social network, online spammers come along for the ride.
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This Public Relations Firm Has Been Secretly Placing Articles In Conservative Publications
Inside the corporate payola machine.
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How Facebook Groups Are Being Exploited To Spread Misinformation, Plan Harassment, And Radicalize People
Mark Zuckerberg wants to get a billion people in “meaningful” Facebook groups. But to get there he’ll have to battle the spammers, hackers, and trolls who exploit and hijack groups to make money or sow chaos.
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Take This Quiz To Find Out How Easily You Fall For Online Bullshit
Have you been paying attention to the news this week?
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Take This Quiz To Find Out How Easily You Fall For Online Bullshit
This week there are stories about Alexa, Melania Trump, and a curious use for a burger.
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If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Getting Knocked Out By Internet Bullshit
This week there are stories about poison cheesecake, a CNN spin machine, and Obama’s UN ambitions.
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If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You’re Getting Knocked Out By Internet Bullshit
This week we have stories about gun control, KFC, and Sylvester Stallone.
