Fake news examples

Fake news, hoaxes and misinformation – NSPCC

Fake news, hoaxes and misinformation | NSPCC

Disinformation is false information shared deliberately to mislead and cause harm. For example, fabricated news stories and political propaganda. Examples of …

Learn about the risks of fake news and find out how to spot hoaxes and misinformation.

19 Real Events Caused by Fake News in the US – Marubeni

19 Real Events Caused by Fake News in the US | Marubeni Corporation

On Sunday, December 4, 2016, a shooting incident occurred at a pizza shop in northwestern Washington D.C. during the middle of the day. This was in a busy but …

Fake News in the Age of COVID-19

Over the last four years, fake news has become an everyday expression, and a major part of any discourse around the media. But what is the impact of fake …

Over the last four years, fake news has become an everyday expression, and a major part of any discourse around the media. But what is the impact of fake news in this strange new age of COVID-19?

Separating Truth From Fiction: 4. Fake News Examples

An unreliable and biased news site generates over 538,000 engagements on Facebook by using a fake headline. “Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald Trump …

Definition of fake news – Studienet.dk

Definition of fake news

The term “fake news” refers to false information spread through media channels such as print, broadcast, or online platforms. It can have many definitions …

The term “fake news” refers to false information spread through media channels such as print, broadcast, or online platforms. It can have many definitions and interpretations. Fake news can be seen as (…)

Inoculating Against Fake News About COVID-19 – Frontiers

Frontiers | Inoculating Against Fake News About COVID-19

efter S van der Linden · 2020 · Citeret af 349 — The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been accompanied by a large amount of misleading and false information about …

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been accompanied by a large amount of misleading and false information about the virus, especially on social media. In this article, we explore the coronavirus “infodemic” and how behavioral scientists may seek to address this problem. We detail the scope of the problem and discuss the negative influence that COVID-19 misinformation can have on the widespread adoption of health protective behaviors in the population. In response, we explore how insights from the behavioral sciences can be leveraged to manage an effective societal response to curb the spread of misinformation about the virus. In particular, we discuss the theory of psychological inoculation (or prebunking) as an efficient vehicle for conferring large-scale psychological resistance against fake news.

4 Fake News: A New Obsession with an Old Phenomenon?

Furthermore, a small (but still unsettling) number of Americans (14%) have admitted to sharing news on social media when they knew it was false (Pew Research …

Develop Your Fact-Checking Skills: Examples of Fake News

Examples of Fake News – Fake News: Develop Your Fact-Checking Skills – Research Guides at Benedictine University Library

19. jan. 2023 — Long before Facebook, Twitter or even Google existed, the fact checking website Snopes.com was running down the half-truths, misinformation, …

10 Examples of Fake News from History – The Social Historian

‘False news is harmful to our community, it makes the world less informed, and it erodes trust,’ Facebook’s Adam Mosseri said. ‘All of us – tech companies, …

Is fake news a new phenomenon? Not at all. It turns out, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Fake News Detection | European Data Protection Supervisor

Click here to explore the dashboard on fake news detection systems Tech Champion: Marco Anders In recent years, the dissemination of fake news has been …