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If you’re fooled by fake news, this man probably wrote it
Christopher Blair is a 45-year-old volunteer Little League umpire who lives in Maine, and he is behind one of the most prolific fake news websites on the Internet.
Conspiracy claims that Syrian gas attack was ‘false flag’ are unproven
Alt-right bloggers, officials and websites all posit (without proof) that shadow governments and Assad's enemies are really behind the attack.
A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts
As if having to sidestep scads of fake news stories on the Internet isn’t stressful enough, it’s important to remember sometimes the fabrications can come in just 140 characters.
Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks
Clearwater, Fla., native James McDaniel said he wanted to see how gullible Internet readers could be, and learned more than he expected.
Fact-checking fake news reveals how hard it is to kill pervasive ‘nasty weed’ online
Here are some lessons we've learned after several weeks of working with Facebook to help boot fabrications from feeds.
Inaugural crowd sizes ranked
Donald Trump predicted big crowds. But how did Friday's inaugural compare to version's past?
The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1
The rundown on the first day of Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing
Congress blocked Obama’s call for new gun laws after mass shootings
Lawmakers don't take action after spate of killings, so the president issues multiple executive actions on guns.
Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years
New legislation and agency procedures addressed a spate of incidents.
How Pizzagate went from fake news to a real problem for a D.C. business
An Internet conspiracy theory leads a N.C. man to bring a gun into a Washington pizzeria looking for answers.