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Dec 17, 2020 · The weirdest, funniest, news stories of 2020, from the crazy Alaskan news anchor to Rudy Giuliani melting, literally and figuratively.
Nov 8, 2020 · Political Fake News and the 2020 Election. Understanding how fake new influenced the recent election. Posted November 8, 2020. 2020 Election. Source: Pixabay. As we prepared for the...
- False Claims Target Bible Used For Biden's Presidential Inauguration
- No, Biden Did Not Instruct Ice to Release All Detained Immigrants
- Who Did Not Say Covid-19 Test Led to Case Numbers Being Overstated
- The National Guard Received No Offer to Stay at Trump Hotel in Washington
- Bill Gates Did Not Say '3 Billion People Need to Die'
- Biden Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline Was Not A Favor to Warren Buffet
CLAIM: President Joe Biden swore on a "Masonic/Illuminati" Bible during his inauguration last week. THE FACTS: Following Biden's inauguration, false social media posts spread about the Bible he used to take his oath of office. Some social media users falsely suggested that the several-inches thick Bible, a Biden family heirloom, was "Masonic" or as...
CLAIM: A new order from the Biden administration directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to release all detained immigrants immediately. THE FACTS: The Biden administration did not order all immigrants to be released from ICE custody. The false claim is based on an email issued by a local ICE officer in Houston to agents that was leaked...
CLAIM: The World Health Organization admits that PCR tests to diagnose COVID-19 gave massive false positives, overinflating COVID-19 case numbers. THE FACTS: A WHO press release is being misrepresented online to say it shows that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19 caused large scale false positives. Since the outset of the pandemic,...
CLAIM: Donald Trump invited National Guard members to stay at the Trump Hotel in Washington so they didn't have to sleep in a cold parking garage. THE FACTS: A spokesperson with the National Guard Bureau told The Associated Press they received no offers to stay at Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., the former president's hotel. After Natio...
CLAIM: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wants to eliminate at least 3 billion people in the world, starting in Africa, in a plot involving vaccines. THE FACTS: A 2019 video falsely claiming Gates wants to depopulate the globe is circulating online anew this month as COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available in the United States and elsewhere. I...
CLAIM: Billionaire Warren Buffett donated $58 million to President Joe Biden's campaign, so Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline as a favor to Buffett. THE FACTS: Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, did not donate to Biden's presidential campaign, nor did he endorse him. Buffett previously has voiced public support for the Keystone ...
Oct 26, 2020 · The researchers analyzed more than 55,000 online news stories, 5 million tweets, and 75,000 posts on public Facebook pages between March and August. They found that most spikes in media coverage and social media activity on the topic were driven by Trump himself—either through his own hyperactive Twitter account, press briefings, or ...
Aug 17, 2020 · Social media posts had the police shooting an unarmed man when. In reality, the man had shot at an officer’s head and missed before being shot. A quick internet search for fake social media and police shootings yield more stories of rioting and violence in other parts of the country.
Dec 22, 2020 · Media. America’s growing fake news problem, in one chart. Americans consumed twice as much dubious news in 2020 as they did in 2019. By Emily Stewart emily.stewart@vox.com Dec 22, 2020,...
Oct 17, 2020 · On Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that when reporters asked President Donald Trump why he nominated Barrett to replace...