/tags/fake-news fake news en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:40:11 GMT /news/2022-07-13/a-rape-an-abortion-and-a-one-source-story-a-childs-ordeal-becomes-national-news The Indianapolis Star's story about an anonymous child rape victim from Ohio who crossed state lines to get an abortion became a political lightning rod. Now a man has been arraigned for the rape. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:40:11 GMT /news/2022-07-13/a-rape-an-abortion-and-a-one-source-story-a-childs-ordeal-becomes-national-news David Folkenflik, Sarah McCammon /2019-12-30/disinformation-is-the-word-of-the-year-and-a-sign-of-whats-to-come Foreign nations have been systematically spreading falsehoods on social media for years; in 2019, it seemed like the world began to fully grasp the ramifications of disinformation campaigns. Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:10:00 GMT /2019-12-30/disinformation-is-the-word-of-the-year-and-a-sign-of-whats-to-come Geoff Nunberg /2019-10-30/twitter-to-halt-political-ads-in-contrast-to-facebook CEO Jack Dorsey announced that Twitter will stop running political ads, citing online ads' "significant risks to politics." Facebook has been criticized for allowing deceptive political ads. Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:48:00 GMT /2019-10-30/twitter-to-halt-political-ads-in-contrast-to-facebook Avie Schneider, Shannon Bond /2019-01-16/real-fake-news-activists-circulate-counterfeit-editions-of-the-washington-post The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:23:33 GMT /2019-01-16/real-fake-news-activists-circulate-counterfeit-editions-of-the-washington-post Ian Stewart /2018-03-29/hot-agnostic-buns-a-proposal-for-a-pagan-christian-secular-easter-treat Hot cross buns have been an Easter treat for centuries. But before that, pagans exchanged them as part of a spring ritual celebrating the four seasons or the phases of the moon. Can they morph again? Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT /2018-03-29/hot-agnostic-buns-a-proposal-for-a-pagan-christian-secular-easter-treat Kim Vukovich /2018-03-12/can-you-believe-it-on-twitter-false-stories-are-shared-more-widely-than-true-ones An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true. Twitter is asking outside experts to help it deal with the problem. Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:21:00 GMT /2018-03-12/can-you-believe-it-on-twitter-false-stories-are-shared-more-widely-than-true-ones Laura Sydell /news/2018-02-26/im-no-coward-says-deputy-who-didnt-go-inside-stoneman-douglas-high-during-massacre The Broward campus deputy widely lambasted for not entering Marjory Stoneman Douglas High during the massacre that killed 17 people insists he is no… Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:25:43 GMT /news/2018-02-26/im-no-coward-says-deputy-who-didnt-go-inside-stoneman-douglas-high-during-massacre David Ovalle /2017-10-31/learning-to-spot-fake-news-start-with-a-gut-check A new approach seeks to equip university students with the tools of fact-checkers. Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:00:00 GMT /2017-10-31/learning-to-spot-fake-news-start-with-a-gut-check Anya Kamenetz /2017-10-29/are-social-media-sites-doing-enough-to-combat-rumors-and-false-news As they struggle with disasters and other crises, police, fire and other public officials are spending an increasing amount of time and resources knocking down rumors spreading on social media. Sun, 29 Oct 2017 18:00:00 GMT /2017-10-29/are-social-media-sites-doing-enough-to-combat-rumors-and-false-news David Schaper /2017-09-27/paul-horner-fake-news-purveyor-who-claimed-credit-for-trumps-win-found-dead-at-38 Horner made his living making bogus reports go viral and said he didn't expect for his stories to believed by Trump supporters. Authorities say they do not suspect foul play. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:49:51 GMT /2017-09-27/paul-horner-fake-news-purveyor-who-claimed-credit-for-trumps-win-found-dead-at-38 Laurel Wamsley